Ask HN: What do you think about a subscription based social media?

Re:Ask HN: What do you think about a subscription based soci... by delopsu on Saturday April 27, 2024 @08:45AM (#40179524)

> social medias by generating engagement

This is what people also like it for (to write and to read). Do you want media that is not engaging?

I wonder how it could be started. Who and why would post there?

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Re:Ask HN: What do you think about a subscription based soci... by paulbourcereau on Saturday April 27, 2024 @10:20AM (#40180155)

I am not talking about making it not engaging, I am talking about making a business model that doesn't rely on maximizing engagement.

It would likely be even harder to start as it certainly wouldn't go viral. But eventually people would get there to write and consume insightful content from strangers or just connecting with family and friends as social medias were initially intended to.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you think about a subscription based soci... by delopsu on Saturday April 27, 2024 @12:49PM (#40181415)

Oh, TIL about https://mastodon.social/ (https://joinmastodon.org/)

Looks like what you describe, doesn't it?

> Social networking that's not for sale.

> Your home feed should be filled with what matters to you most, not what a corporation thinks you should see. Radically different social media, back in the hands of the people.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you think about a subscription based soci... by RGamma on Saturday April 27, 2024 @03:59PM (#40182968)

Engagement != liking. You're gonna realize that soon.

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