I don’t know if you have heard, but Loops.video is a Reels/Tiktok like app from the creator of Pixelfed. I recall it being announced, and checked just now on a whim. All of a sudden, it appears pretty close to ready to launch!
FederatedTok seems like it could be a good idea, depending on what kind of algorithm they come up with, or if each server creates their own.
Will be an interesting experiment to say the least.
🤞 please be Skynet, please be Skynet🤞
Yeah but vertical videos are cancer, so…
are they going to sell bulk nitrogen gas?
my money is on it being skynet
holy shit gabbo
gabbo. Gabbo. GABBO!
I’ve never cared much about TikTok but old Vine memes make me wish I had been more involved with that platform. If Loops ends up being cool, it might be neat to help pioneer something for once.
I believe its the public beta announcement.
I’ll be passing on that.
I don’t enjoy my content being the same format as advertising.
Glad to hear of any federated internet updates though.
Do you feel the same way about Mastadon? Twitter was the “look at me” social media. I feel like you just shout things into the void and people give you points for agreeing with you. Its impossible to carry on a real conversation on Twitter (a proper threaded message board like Lemmy excels at this). It seems tied in with the cult of personality whereas we need to shift to a culture of ideas.
I’m probably just a stupid millennial who doesn’t get it, but Lemmy seems like the only really good fediverse structure.
Fully agree, I have masto/pixelfed client on my phone but Lemmy is the the one I used most by a long shot.
Idk why it is but on other platforms I feel like I’m intruding on someone else’s conversation, but I can freely reply here no problem (to some extent).
Do you feel the same way about Mastadon?
Yes.
I’m not sure that’s my reason, but I’ve never understood Twitter/Mastodon. It’s just shouting into a void.
I choose Skynet. Can I choose Skynet?
Do we get a choice? Because I also vote for Skynet.
I also vote for Skynet and the inevitable nuclear Armageddon.
May the atomic spark be struck, and spears of purifying nuclear flame rain from above.
If it’s between that and another TikTok, yes please do. These choices are as painful as a US presidential election.
I’d prefer Skynet if I’m gonna be honest.
Dansup (the creator of mentioned site) runs several projects including Pixelfed (federated Instagram) but also an AP messenger (which doesn’t seem very useful to me imo).
What’s an AP messenger? (This better not be the setup for a punchline).
Messenger that uses ActivityPub as protocol.
We dont need more tiktok like sites.
We need to kill the ones that already exist.
They are social cancer.
isn’t it mostly because of their overly addictive recommendation algorithms? taking away infinite scrolling would also help a lot to make it more healthy.
I know people, 40+ in age, who just want to see some fun videos in their work breaks, when nobody’s around to talk with
People were able to watch funny videos long before tiktok. Tiktok is cancer.
release it or dont. i hate this spamvertisement/countdown bullshit
It’s marketing. People do it because it works.
I am betting on Skynet.
God, I hope so.
AI apocalypse sounds much better than anything the current timeline can offer.
Certainly better than more TikTok…
I’m predicting stupid skynet. It will want to kill humanity but by making stupid suggestions.
“Hey maybe try drinking poison today?”
No.
“Please?”
No.
“What if I gave you a recipe for poison cookies? You like cookies. Will you please eat poison cookies?”
No.
“Can you build a robot for me if I send you clips from a Terminator movie?”
Which one?
“Terminator Genysys”
NO.
