Re:Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos in your camer...
by TeMPOraL on Saturday June 28, 2025 @12:13PM
(#44405786)
Which, unfortunately, is the point.
This is a larger cultural issue. The general population finally got used to being on the Internet, and the Internet adapted to serve its needs and modes of thinking - which are predominantly social. Objective reality, information and access to it is of secondary importance (if even that) - what matters is socializing with friends and having experiences.
Unlike Facebook and Twitter, WhatsApp and Discord are the true social media - they work much like real-life interactions. So to join a topical group, or even know it exists, you literally have to know the right people. Don't have friends who are into something? Don't have friends? Tough luck. It's high school again, but the Internet is owned by jocks now.
Re:Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos in your camer...
by RHSeeger on Saturday June 28, 2025 @03:08PM
(#44407291)
Discord is fine as a active chat medium. It is absolutely awful as an information store. Even beyond the "can't be indexed by search engines" (which is catastrophically bad all by itself), it's just horrible for dealing with any information that isn't part of an active combination _right now_.
No, even that is terrible compared to forums – it doesn't get indexed by search engines!