Rec | TBH, I MOSTLY HATE THE RE-REC FEATURE

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Maybe this isn’t so much a fix for staff, but I feel like the reposting of things has gotten a bit lame. I don’t want the “Everyone” feed to be the same post 20 times with nothing added, especially when the thing being re-rec’d isn’t even a real reccomendation in the first place. I like this app because it is different than Instagram and Twitter and tumblr and the like. I feel like people are trying to interact similarly to those other apps here. I feel like we are all drifting back into creating the same social media AGAIN. My vote would be to remove the feature entirely, but I see how it can be used thoughtfully

@ugliestbinch

Mar 3, 2025

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@marxinista

it feels like maybe a small part of the issue is people not using recs as recs (as you mention)? i’ve kind of moved away from the everyone tab bc it’s like 1/3rd of it is people just posting random thoughts or poetry like twitter/tumblr :/ i really like the re-rec feature because i like curating them to my list of recs and it also prevents the site being flooded with the same rec a lot of times but i see how re-recs could maybe feel the same way

Mar 4, 2025

@marxinista

when i say poetry i don’t mean like recommending a mary oliver poem but like the people who are just posting their own ”deep” prose and poetry without any actual recommendation attached to it (at that point basically making it the same as a post on any social website)

Mar 4, 2025

@ugliestbinch

marxinista my thoughts exactly. I think the feature is fine but the way people interact with it has been kinda lame. And people aren’t really posting recommendations, or showing off work or anything. Like you said it’s mostly “deep” thoughts like when tumblr and twitter started.

Mar 4, 2025

@softshelled

marxinista I hadn’t really considered that, that’s super fair. I like the re-rec feature too, and that it saves posts to my profile (sometimes bookmarks and lists are buggy for me), but I get the point of trying not to re-rec without adding a related rec. sometimes I do add little poem jaunts based on OPs’ recs through re-rec’ing, but I can strictly stick to comments of recs for that re not adding intended value also this might be a timezone/life happenings thing, but I will say I’ve only been able to catch gems of recs because they’ve been re-rec’d quite a few times in the everyone tab. I guess that’s what following certain folks are for, but I’m finding the more people I follow the harder it is to navigate the friends tab too

Mar 5, 2025

@irah

Agreed!!

Mar 4, 2025

@_kzr_

I almost instinctively re-rec'd this and immediately understood why the feature might not be the best.

Mar 4, 2025

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i’m definitely not the first person here to make a rec about this, but my tired brain is truly rejoicing. i have a very hard time completely leaving it since i communicate and share creative work through the app, but i think i’ve decided i will only be on it once a week or when i need/want to post. that’s all. as an already anxious person, seeing the same anxiety-inducing general information (as in something i could easily find on google or a news app) be reposted by 20+ people on their stories has become HELL, especially these last few weeks. not only that, but the constant push of personal opinions about such matters (even if i agree with them) just seems to warp your perception of people. maybe i’m just a wimp, but i don’t think humans were meant to see each other in such a way; we’re not so flashy and impulsive face to face. add the endless scrolling onto that, and it’s downright exhausting and kills productivity. there is so much more dimension and depth to humans and life than what is said or done or seen through this screen. can we please go back to flip phones?

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No!!!!

reels are like... the mcdonalds of media except worse because mcdonalds is tasty. rarely do i ever get a reel that i'm like ohoho!!! thank god i came across this!!! i've largely split from using ig at all because of how easy it is to lose yourself in reels + how shitty i feel after. fuck short form portrait doomscrolling all my homies hate short form portrait doomscrolling

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It just makes the dopamine not as easy to access. For example, swiping between posts takes forever compared to insta or tiktok, if i go out of the app for a minute, the post i was looking at will be gone so i have to dig to find it again, and i can’t seem to select and delete multiple words so i have to delete entire sentences individually which makes me more mindful about what i’m typing. idk i just feel that this app is making me rediscover that good things are inconvenient some times and that that’s rewarding.

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