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Re:Quibi reportedly lost 90 percent of early users after the... by mattjack on Friday July 10, 2020 @11:08AM (#23792242)
A few others have mentioned that Quibi is not an interesting enough alternative timewasting app to Snapchat, Instagram, etc. I agree and I'm glad to see it fail for that reason; I want my attention span back and I'm trying to cut these things out of my life. I notice my well-being improves when I do.

That's personal preference obviously, and people are free to spend their time how they want, but I think the loss of attention span is a culture-scale problem now and excising these companies from our lives is a necessary treatment.

I hope Quibi folds permanently and we salt the earth where it stood.

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Re:Quibi reportedly lost 90 percent of early users after the... by jlokier on Friday July 10, 2020 @01:34PM (#23794038)
It seems strange to me that you want Quibi to die so that you can get your attention span back. To cut these things out of your life.

Can't you just... ignore it?

Cut these things out of your life anyway?

Live and let live?

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Re:Quibi reportedly lost 90 percent of early users after the... by mattjack on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @11:46AM (#23833314)
Like I said this is personal preference. I've never used it but I think it makes culture worse so I hope it goes under.

I never know what people are going to like so maybe it will become the next TikTok instead, or someone will make a new Quibi that I also won't use or understand :)

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