Some people (especially from the Facebook era) follow accounts like they’re subscribing to a content feed: not as a social interaction, just as a way to shape their timeline.
That’s what feels uncanny. They’re not here to interact with me, specifically. They’re just here to be online.
That’s fine.
That’s what feels uncanny. They’re not here to interact with me, specifically. They’re just here to be online.
That’s fine.
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But that creates this weird mismatch. Because to them, this isn’t an interaction. But to me, it is. So when I see a new follower who’s never liked a post, I think: sorry, uh, but what do you want?
The gap between how we think platforms should work versus how people actually use them.
Usage is wildly variable, not just platform to platform but person to person.
Any time I came back from a break, I felt like I was recalibrating to an ecosystem that evolved without me. Feels like I’m still catching up.. although I think that’s not entirely me.