Redesigning Social Media for Better Human Connection
By
rishikeshs
8mo ago· 6 min readenOpinion
85/100
Golden Brown
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Pure flour-power. Hearty enough to carry you through lunch.
Score85TypeopinionSentimentnegative
Summary
The author critiques current social media platforms for their negative effects on individuals and society, explaining they deleted all social media accounts in 2019. However, they support the underlying concept of staying connected with loved ones. The article explores how to design better social platforms that prioritize genuine human connection over engagement metrics and algorithmic manipulation, proposing alternatives to mainstream social media.
Key quotes
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the underlying concept of social media is something I resonate with: Stay connected with the people you care about
It's just that the current form of social media is broken and needs to be reimagined
How can we design better platforms that actually serve human connection rather than extract attention
How can we design better platforms?
