I Used to Be a Human Being

Re:I Used to Be a Human Being by zeveb on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @12:26PM (#12549664)

> It almost feels like a grown up version of Facebook.

Yup, I really like it, although recently (as it's emptied out) the public communities have gotten significantly worse.

'Facebook for adults' sounds like a wonderful thing. My hope now is that maybe we can build it as a community, rather than as a product.

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Re:I Used to Be a Human Being by dredmorbius on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @04:05PM (#12551747)

How do you mean G+ has emptied out? Honestly curious as I've been keeping tabs on the whole dynamic of the site -- from initial high hopes to present near-complete disillusionment.

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Re:I Used to Be a Human Being by zeveb on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @05:44PM (#12552539)

What I mean is that the public communities seem to have lost whatever participants they had originally had. Now it's a lot like reading the comments section on the local paper's website, only with names which are more difficult to pronounce. Lots of trolling, lots of spamming, lots of Pe0PLe Wh0 ++don't__ knoW h0w to Wr1te!!!1!11!eleven!!

I still have some affection for G+, but … it's kinda like the affection one has for an awkward family photo from one's youth.

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Re:I Used to Be a Human Being by dredmorbius on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @08:06PM (#12553336)

Thanks.

I'm inclined to agree.

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