Hey kiddos,
I don't like advertisements. It feels like a form of violence. A disruption. An invasion. And Meta's platforms are so inundated with pleasing corporate spenders that every other post in my feed is--quite literally--an advertisement. Twitter usually lets me go about 5-10 posts before I see an advertisement. I recently hopped on TikTok to try my hand at microcontent, but am being fed lots of algorithmic/advertised things by the platform there as well. This feels exhausting and like I am unable to connect with people in any meaningful way on any of those platforms. So I am trying something new.
I am currently experimenting with the platform Vero as a possible alternative to both Meta platforms, Twitter, & TikTok. Its layout seems like all the things we wished FB & Insta would’ve done 12 years ago, but without any advertisements. If people continue to hop on, it’s definitely something I could see myself using in place of the other aforementioned platforms. Check it out, let’s see if it catches?
Hope to see you there.
Love,
ЯV