Instagram’s co-founders are back with Artifact, a kind of TikTok for text

Re:Instagram’s co-founders are back with Artifact, a kind of... by rpastuszak on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @05:12AM (#34608585)

The comment I was going to write initially:

You might enjoy "Rage Inside the Machine" by Robert Eliott Smith which describes how systems like social networks can be manipulated by introducing a small group of highly motivated, but strategically placed actors (human or algorithmic).

And now, unsolicited UX feedback, Hacker News style™!

1. put the content of "?" in the front page for users who are not logged in, instead of "you're not following anyone" 2. split the 3 key points you mention there into three columns with titles, so the user (no need to do anything more complex, just throw in a flexbox in CSS)

I like the idea of the site, but 1. would make its purpose a bit more obvious/save you some time explaining the idea, and 2. would make the now obvious easier to digest by a new user/scan visually

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Re:Instagram’s co-founders are back with Artifact, a kind of... by hot_gril on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @12:28PM (#34614071)

Thanks for the tips. As you can maybe tell, UI isn't one of my strengths. The biggest hurdle is that new users can't really use it without knowing someone there already, as seen below here.

> social networks can be manipulated by introducing a small group of highly motivated, but strategically placed actors

I should read the book and see if there's anything I didn't think of, cause one of my top concerns was making something hard to exploit.

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