literally_a_dog@lemm.eetoTechnology@lemmy.world•A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse | Users own their content, and Loops doesn’t sell or provide videos to third-party advertisers or train AI on them. It will be open sourceEnglish
242·
20 hours agoBarkbarkbark
TikTok is designed to make you consume and not meaningfully engage. As complex as the algorithm is, users’ ability to participate in discussions is severely limited.
ByteDance is capable of writing software that predicts what you want to see next, but it can’t write comment sorting, or basic threading like Reddit?
The severe limitations in communication are deliberate. You’re not supposed to engage meaningfully, you’re supposed to look at it, feel something, and then scroll.
One of the reasons I like seeing new social media startups (like Lemmy) is that the current offerings are harmful to us, and any challenge to them as the potential to make positive change.
Bark
how long did it take? do you do commissions?
(edit) I’m planning a steam game which is in drawing board stage. I’d like a few pieces of proprietary art so I’m not using placeholder squares everywhere