Rec | WHY ISN’T SOCIAL MEDIA FUN ANYMORE?

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such a good video essay that reignited my appreciation for this platform and community and the way it’s bringing sincerity back to social media <3

@milkbags

Feb 20, 2025

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funny enough, my final college essay was on what going to change the hospitality landscape (im a hospitality major) in the future. this was 2010 and my answer was social media apps but esp twitter. but to be fair instagram/tiktok/spotify/fb business pages/everything really didn't exist. it was the first time businesses like restaurants and hotels had a direct and public pipeline to the customers and guests. it was just facebook and twitter as the big players (we were already basically done with myspace 🥲) and foursquare was also a thing which was randomly big for hospitality! anyways, all that said here's some of my random thoughts. this actually feels a lot like those days. this def gives into the web2/web1 nostalgia. it also reminds me a lot of people just looking to connect over random thoughts. i don't know the rules here, if there even are any, but i've noticed that no one is selling anything and i haven't seen any aff links. it's as if there's a mutual respect to not "influencerize" the place, even though this place really is all about influencing reccs if that makes sense? sure there are the personal profule promos (and i do them too!) but those are different than what you see on social media and not ads or paid content. at the end of the day, i think this brings back the connection and nostalgia of what so many of us have craved online! it's also a fun way to get to know different people and even get to know their own personal brands and follow on other platforms. another interesting aspect is that it's a raw look into what our interests are. you can tell just by following / asks who is interested in what. and all the advice here is fun, kind, and honest, which i def can't say about other corners of the internet. interested to see what others have to say too! & shoutout the founders of this app -- i truly believe y'all created something special here <3

@xxsss

Apr 25, 2024

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What i want from social media

Recently I have been trying to find out why PI.FYI has recently been a more lackluster experience for me and (by no fault of the app ! I still love it) I think it’s because I post things as if everyone here were my friends. And while the community here is wonderful, it feels more like I’m sharing to strangers (which is like “yeah duh”). I’m missing that personal touch. I want to appreciate the app for what it is as it feels like a very special place on the internet but, I think feeling connected will take more time.

@Jai

Mar 20, 2025

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one of the last genuine places on the internet somehow …. idk what it is about youtube that fosters such heartfelt and unironic responses to anything maybe it’s the anonymity….how most people aren’t posting videos themselves .. how your youtube account is disconnected from other social media…. maybe it’s the subconscious knowledge that you’re throwing a comment into a sea of other people’s. ..idk it’s just nice