moop: A text-only social network built around list-making and taste curation
By
Joseph Fattal
Tired, dry, slightly forgotten on the back of the tray.
Summary
moop is a text-only social network centered around list-making, designed as an antidote to visual, noisy social media. Users can create lists about anything (movies, restaurants, books, ideas), follow people for their taste, discover new lists through shared elements, and remix lists into their own versions. The platform aims to build a social graph based on taste and curation rather than likes and clicks.
Key quotes
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The internet's best culture still lives and dies through lists.
Instead of a social graph based on likes and clicks, moop creates a social network of taste.
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