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Naomi
@afrochicks
i was at the airport today to pick my parents up from their trip whilst i was waiting i saw an older couple standing with anticipation the arrival doors opened and a woman arrived with her huge case it was their daughter she looked around 25/26ish they opened their arms to embrace her and she immediately whipped out her phone to film content getting 0.5 selfie video of her hugging her mum then her dad it wasnt even a proper hug cos her phone was up in the air getting the right angle they wanted a hug she wanted content its a cold world out here
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Naomi
@afrochicks
maybe she was leaderboarding ❤️
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@jabo5779
And that's why I have avoided all of this like the plague for years and years. No algorithm is going to fix this. No dev or builder is going to cure the world of this behavior and a leaderboard serves more to encourage it than discourage it. The foundation you build in code is meaningless without people waking up and changing the things they value. Curation will be the way out, and there is no code for that - that is people changing what they like, what they reward, and engaging with content in a positive and meaningful way, that supports not only the content but respects the creators' humanity. I already see the problem with it here, people find something that 'works' and there is this mad drive to reproduce it, to seize your moment while you have the attention. Beautiful capitalist opportunity paired with unnerving madness, sleep deprivation, and burnout. You have found a balance with this, in your real life and your content creation, but for every one of you, there will be a thousand that will struggle with this balance. I am here not so much to create, but to consume and reward, and that is no mindless act. It never should have been a mindless act, but it became one, worse and worse over time. If we truly want to change this behavior you are speaking of, where we stop degrading what IRL actually means – It starts with us. The devs will ultimately fall into the same trap every other centralized social platform has fallen into if we don’t change, because what leads them into that trap is – our behavior.
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@bradq
poignant 😢
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AJ
@awedjob
This will become a thing of the past when we have AI enabled, personal documentary drones.
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Rica 🦾⚡️
@nubianzim
Naomi I laughed out loud lmao not because this was sad but because of how you ended this story 😭 but yes content is destroying authentic moments. Its why no one can out to events and enjoy anymore because everyone wants to capture the moment.
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@nanah
this is really deep, everything is content nowadays
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@lilybrodi
this makes me sad and honestly i’ve done this myself with some moments and have had to stop myself and ask myself ‘wtf be present’
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Dan [not Romero]
@danxv
most people don’t realize the value of something till it’s gone sad tho
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@neverlee
It's sad when we focus on capturing the moment instead of truly living it.
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@shairaaa
She'll realize it once she becomes a parent herself but I hope she loves her parents sincerely
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Amara
@amaraxo
Omooo, content has replaced connection these days Did the parents look confused or were they secretly proud she was ‘going viral’ in the moment?
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@cryptfi-mariano
The video capturing feels so important to her I guess
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@ifeoluwafavour
😬 yikes
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@hyp
The 3rd-personification of society. At a time when the subjective experience is becoming paramount to science, we are all starting to live in the 3rd person.
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@jerry-d
There will be a point where people will eschew the daily recording of every bit of their lives. One fine day.
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@jessyjeanne
lol we live in truman show
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@tinyrainboot
i’m gonna throw up
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@treshypearl
It’s a little heartbreaking she was just focused on capturing the moment rather than feeling it. I’m sure it’s the usual “Grwm to go pick my parents from the airport” kinda content.
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@brizism
what people nowadays do for likes and engagement. meanwhile people looking at their posts are probably thinking so highly of her and how much she missed her parents 🥲🥲
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