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Hey, remember that time you didn't obsess over a bunch of para-social relationships on a platform that monetizes your attention?

The only thing keeping twitter relevant is the fact that you keep opening the website/app.




> The only thing keeping twitter relevant is the fact that you keep opening the website/app.

It's still big on anime-style artists, sadly. At least in my bubble.

Mastodon had its chance, MissKey had its chance, BlueSky[1] had its chance, but none caught on.

Trying to commission good anime-style art without having to create a Xitter account has been difficult[2] for a while. Last time I searched, artists either said "DM me on Twitter", or had an email address but weren't open to comms at that moment.

Nowadays there's a few invite-only platforms (owned by shady companies) that makes all this easier, but only works if the artist has been invited there already.

[1]: While writing this I couldn't even remember this name and had to pause ~20-30 seconds until it came to me.

[2]: My search was limited to "artists who also stream" to reduce the chance of scams, so that filtered out a lot from the beginning.


> para-social

parasocial*

Many don't follow people, just institutions and publications for news.


"Para-social" is fine and in fact how it was written when it was coined in 1956.


It's important to always use the original spelling, especially when sending an E-mail on the Internet.


Sure, although, not the common modern spelling.




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