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It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Uranium3006@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one's posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.

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[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Wtf is bereal

[–] darganon@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Bereal is great, you get a notification and take a picture, front and rear camera, that's all you get for the day, then you can see what your friends are up to.

By far my favorite social media.

[–] Space_Racer@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I get it but man, I'd never want to post pics of myself on the Internet for anyone to see. I also don't think anyone would wanna see me anyway. ¯⁠\⁠(⁠°⁠_⁠o⁠)⁠/⁠¯

[–] agissilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Default is only your friends see. You opt in to make it public.

[–] landsharkkidd@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't actually have to take a photo of yourself. If you're quick enough you can just move the front facing camera to take a photo of the ceiling.

That's what I do on days I don't want to take a photo of myself.

[–] zhl@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This sounds so bizarre to me. "If you're quick enough"? What happens if you aren't? What kind of insane, voluntary 1984-esque nightmare is this app?

[–] Lazylazycat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If you're not quick enough you just don't post a pic that day.

[–] landsharkkidd@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago

I mean like you take a photo with your rear camera and once that's taken it'll load up your front camera to take a photo but you can move it so it doesn't take a photo of you. Kind of like a countdown timer.

[–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Prove to me you're still alive today.

[–] idefix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

The principles are cool but none of my friend wants to bother with another social network

[–] tristan@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My thoughts exactly... This might be why nobody is posting there

[–] JohnnyBGod@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're just to old, my niece and nephews in their teens are all using it.

[–] chic_luke@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm 24 and a lot of people in my friend circle are definitely using it. I'd say it started off niche but it's becoming mainstream.

It's the only social network I don't hate right now

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Give it a year or two

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

It's a breakfast food item that you pour beer over.