i visibly frowned when i noticed the numbers next to the stars. i really do not want to see how many ppl are liking my recs or others' recs as soon as i check out a post. since many other social platforms condition users to associate value with their metrics and a lot of ppl have come to PI.FYI to get a break from precisely all of that, seeing those numbers feels very un-perfectly imperfect. at the end of the day, i'm very grateful to use this app & i'm not the boss, but @TYLER please consider removing this feature.
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please let us be free from the commodification of the data generated from our social, whimsical, and sincere, free expression
the sincerity of this app is because it’s different from those other apps :/ why do we need metrics on how we socialize? 😮💨😮💨
i’m curious as much as i am sad about the decision to make the star count visible. is that what its proper name is? or are we calling it likes? 👀
Apr 23, 2025
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Let's get real. This ain't Tyler's choice. No matter how edgy, hipster, anarchic the crowd, it'll still just want the dopamine hit once large enough to be meaningful and sustaining. 😛
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If this is now the norm, could we possibly have the option of turning it off? The vagueness of a bunch of stars is special: There’s no competition, no feeling like we need likes to get some sort of dopamine hit. Seeing the number next to the stars immediately made me feel sad.
Apr 22, 2025
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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
Mar 3, 2025
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i don’t want to add multiple photos because i love how simple and light the feed is and i’d hate to see it turn into another overwhelming social media space, i also like the fact that i can’t see numbers on here, no one is bragging about their followers number or waiting for someone to follow them back because there’s nothing to track that with.. i love everything on here except for how slow it is to respond most of the time but it’s not that big of a deal i feel like we really need to slow down and stop excessively scrolling
Jan 16, 2025
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I adore finding a random video from like 2005 and reading through the comments the way a historian would examine an old manuscript from the 1700s. Are these people still active YouTube users? Or are they forgotten accounts? What did @jjlwis mean by "awww im gonna miss rob too!!!" ? Who even is Rob?? Anthropology in the digital age... so many questions... it's fascinating.
The important thing for me is not to add new comments. I feel like I'm disturbing an old archeological dig site and my sticky modern commentary will make the video crumble away into oblivion. More importantly, I don't want the algorithm to suggest the video to a bunch of people who will spam the comments section– major yuck 🤢
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2024 Ford F-150? 🤮🤢
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with social media being this pervasive entity that has weeded its way into our daily routines for the past 20ish years (plus a global pandemic that really solidified those habits), many young adults today have spent a large amount of their lives living online. it has become the new norm and i’m not gonna pretend i’m above any of this because it’s so easy to fall into it (i am literally writing this rec on my phone whilst it’s a perfectly sunny day that i should probably go out to enjoy).
with that being said, in the larger scheme of life, being in your 20s is still in a weird way the beginning stages of your life. it’s a period to try new things, make mistakes, learn from them and develop an identity that’s independent from the environment and people who raised you. though you can learn to do some of those things online, they don’t hold a candle to actually experiencing those things for yourself in real life.
all in all, the best way to not sleep thru your 20s is to prioritize in-person experiences that allow you to get a better understanding of yourself and your values. whether that be getting your first tattoo, moving to a new city or country, exploring your personal style or taking up hobbies you couldn’t or would‘ve never done as a kid, this is an important formative time to venture out and get a sense of who you truly are.
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