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Re:POSSE – Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere by taurusnoises on Monday March 23, 2026 @10:00AM (#47489676)
I fully accept that my view may be dated to the point of having inverse consequences (maybe in line with what you're saying). But, there's just no getting around the feeling I get when I see the exact same post, in the exact same context, showing up on every platform I use. There's just no way that can't feel like spam. And when I do it, it feels like I'm spamming people, too. Having come up in the blogging days of 2003 on, I'm just sort of programmed that way now. But, like I said above, I get why people do it.

Side note: It's such a bizarre thing that the platform you're on matters at all. Not without reason (they all have a vibe now, that's basically politically informed). But, back then, you were just on whatever blog platform was the easiest. The platform was more or less invisible (or at least ignored).

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Re:POSSE – Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere by soopypoos on Monday March 23, 2026 @12:53PM (#47492032)
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Re:POSSE – Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere by 1dom on Monday March 23, 2026 @01:56PM (#47492887)
I definitely relate to that feeling. I miss the days of forum signatures which felt like the perfect solution.

And funny you should say that side note, I also agree. A relevant observation/recollection a few days ago:

> there was a time where social media platforms were defined by their features, Vine was short video, snapchat was disappearing pictures, twitter was short status posts etc. but now they're all bloated messes that try do everything.

I feel blogging was one of the main platform and the main feature in the early 2000s. There was a period from mid 2000s to mid 2010s where there was a separation between platforms and features, and now they've reconsolidated into all platforms having all features... I think? I don't really follow/use social media much, I've not used TikTok but I guess it might break the cycle.

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