Social media and "parasocial media"
A few months ago, as Elon Musk took over Twitter and instituted polices that alienated many people, some of these people fled towards federated, free software platforms like Mastodon. Many people found a new home here, but there is a certain class of refugee who has not found it to their liking. I got to chatting with one such “refugee” on Mastodon today. NotJustBikes is a creator I enjoy watching on YouTube Invidious, who makes excellent content on urbanism and the design of cities. He’s based in my home town of Amsterdam and his videos do a great job of explaining many of the things I love about this place for general audiences. He’s working on building an audience, expanding his reach, and bringing his message to as many people as possible in the interest of bringing better infrastructure to everyone. But he’s not satisfied with his move from Twitter to Mastodon, nor are some of his friends among the community of “urbanist” content creators. He yearns for an “algorithm” to efficient
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