Is it weird that the only social media I use, I interact with people I’ve never met, and most are anon.
Whereas I never use my Facebook. I know all my connections there. In real life. We all have connected together for one time or another. Family/friends/classmates.
Is there something special about the connections with strangers online vs with those I knew/know personally?
I'm the exact same all my friends are on Facebook childhood friends like but I prefer getting to know new people sharing details about myself there's something refreshing about putting yourself out there. Heck I ever shared a photo of me last year I was 2 stone heavier.
It’s certainly interesting to think about… not sure what it tells me about myself or about social media and interactions at large
You like meeting new people hearing different stories just like me koby brother.
I think my inner circle collapsed to my core friends and family which still holds to today. I lost a desire to share with others that I had a personal history with, and haven’t made any new friends in a long time, or reconnected with old ones.
Read the strength of weak ties. A great paper.
My PhD thesis (incomplete) was based around applying its concepts to financial markets.
https://snap.stanford.edu/class/cs224w-readings/granovetter73weakties.pdf
Sharing link for those interested
Yes. You can be yourself with strangers more than the people you know IRL these days because so many people in normie world attach themselves to ideological virtue signalling nonsense, especially since covid. I much prefer chatting with people I don’t really know so well. With no baggage or history.
The no baggage and history is very true
Think it depends on what sort of content you want to interact with. I’ve seen my girlfriend’s feeds and my brain would implode if that’s what an algo was feeding me. #Nostr allows me to be my own algorithm and follow the signals I want to follow.
