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I had a conversation with my friend about how I felt more comfortable and healthy when using sites like Spacehey, Tumblr and Newgrounds. He said it was because they're essentially dead and I agree.
Spacehey is underground, no one besides some people on Tiktok know about Spacehey (this is literally how I met It), and maybe this is kinda weird for me to say, but I don't think Spacehey should really be mainstream or as active as other social media to be good.
I always see users complaining about how everyone just makes an account for the aesthetic and no one really tries to even be active, and that's true. I think we can all agree that people don't stay here not because the site is bad or because ir has issue, but because it isn't the overstimulating app everyone is used to in this era.
Think about it! The internet wasn't always like this. The internet used to be kind of a privilege, a tool for school and work projects and sometimes, you'd visit random websites or spend a few hours on Youtube.
But now? The internet is literally part of our lives. Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter, these are massive internet monsters EVERYONE has at least one of these (me included) and the thing about them Is that they're all overstimulating in a way or another.
Twitter and its constant fights over literally everything, fake news or just need about things you don't even care or follow.
Tiktok is literally a trap at this point, with all the time it takes from people, yk doomscrolling and extremely short videos that sometimes you don't even watch fully.
And Instagram Is just a copy of Twitter and Tiktok, but mostly for chatting directly.
People in this era aren't ready to leave behind the habits that these apps have developed in them, and can you blame them? This has been everyone's lives since 2020, when people had to stay inside and the internet became almost the only way to contact with people.
Spaces like Spacehey or Newgrounds are "boring" because they're not meant to have you online for hours, because these are spaces with the only purpose to shared stuff with a community. Yes, Spacehey is a social media, but think about the rest of socials and tell me how many of the things you do here, you do there?
I don't make blogs on Instagram or Tiktok, I don't see any feature where I can join a forum to talk about a topic.
Do you seem where I'm trying to go now?
The internet is slowly dying, with the comercialization of everything, the use of AI, the bots that are EVERYWHERE, the people who can't stop being online without overstimulating their brains for hours non-stop. Idk about you but I think the internet right now sucks.
But it's hard to just leave social media like that and adapt to socials like Spacehey because literally your whole social circles is in those apps.
I think the least we can do for ourselves is to enjoy our little corner. Yes, I wish it was more active, I wish I could just leave Instagram and I could talk to all my friends from here.
But if Spacehey was mainstream, I think it would end up like the rest soon or late. Filled with AI bots, shitty content AND stuff like that.
I prefer spaces like Spacehey because they're more authetic. I feel like I'm seeing actual people and connecting with them in a way that Instagram, Tiktok or Twitter will never do for me.
I wanted to talk about this topic because I think it's interesting and it was a good excuse to make a blog.
Anyways, maybe this is just my opinion...
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Vivienne
true... also i think social medias that makes you scroll for hours is some kind a way of escaping reality. i wish we can go back to times when we used social medias for socializing and having fun, not for numbing our brains and scroll for hours, forget to reply texts or go outside. also i realized we can't truly edit/customize our pages in other platforms like here. we should be able to do that on every social..
Minimalism killed both the internet and society.
I'm a minimalism hater, bring brack fun and original websites and customization
by El Chivo; ; Report
yes!! i don't like minimalism, it kills our imagination and freedom of self expression
by Vivienne; ; Report
Chocolate
That’s how the world is turning us in. That even you can’t get rid of your device when you’re working. No matter employing, socialising or others is always sticking with online communication. Unlike how we “communicate” before that now internet seems to replacing our voice box. It’s never defined as something good or bad, but it’s just sad for watching something change. Maybe we’re the one who stuck in the past because human born to fear of unknown, by this not meaning we’re scared, but just concerned how the environment will become. Especially during the age of teens, we’re standing on the edge of a era to another, and I hate how im being so lost under this…
I genuinely think it's concerning because of his it has affected our society through the years.
It's not just about the times changing but it's about the internet really becoming unhealthy for almost everyone.
I don't think it's healthy that a lot of teenagers have Lost their social skills because of the internet or young adults are more depressed because of the constant bad news that the internet exposes or the fact that the gen alpha literally has learning issues because of the amount of exposure they have to technology.
People don't want to think anymore because of it, it's almost like no one uses their brains anymore
by El Chivo; ; Report
Maybe it'll become another generation gap i think? that's how difficult for generations before to understand how the new ones goes. Not putting hates on generation gap but i think that is how the sad reality is telling the truth... Depends how different people see things i guess?
by Chocolate; ; Report
I doubt... I mean, there's literally proof of all of this by scientist, that doesn't sound good
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Bellowingghoulz
Rrrr this is so true sigh, somthing about forum websites like this are just so..... peaceful? It feels like the Internet Version of finding a cool little hiding space to play in when u were a kiddo
its such a Stark contrast to the big mainstream apps.. i love the customization but one reason i came here i gotta admit was when quotev removed messages and activity feed (quotev was a quiz and book website that also had a lil chatting and feed and groups feature, its where i made all mei friends and they removed all three last year..) and this just kinda has the same feel, im kinda hoping sometime me and my friend can have a roleplay on here like the good ol quotev days bleh
Nexeno
I completely agree, while I am not active here I love checking by here occasionally and seeing peoples awesome blogs. I found this place through a reddit post and then bookmarked it for months before actually checking it out lol. But yeah neat site I like it I hope it stays just like this.
pocono
YES! i love my little corner of the internet where i can just chill, code, and rant about my interests. even if it's dead we can still make it alive.
Bansheenaya ★
This is so true, I get mad at myself when I scroll for hours on tiktok even though I have things to do, or when I think it's enough so I close the app only to 5 minutes later open it again, and I know it's not just my problem.
Sage Hiraeth
I never got to have a site like this growing up, had some pretty strict parents, and I saw this as some sort of nostalgia I missed out on. At first I was annoyed at some of the posts where people were arguing about things that don't matter but as I reflect I remember so many times that my friends would be arguing about things that don't matter with people on the internet.
Though I do wish that more active so I can meet more people but i agree that I don't want this site to become the Advert Hellscape that is every other social media app. I mean my TikTok has turned into one big ad cause every single person is selling somethingin every video.
I want to keep this space as my little pocket of nostalgia, ad free, and full of nonsense.
𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹
i agree with you on everything, i admit im not that active on here as id like to be, but honestly just getting online and looking at other peoples blogs feels like such a detox from other platforms like twitter and stuff,,,,
i used to look for authenticity in youtube but as of late everyone just seems to copy every little thing someone else does, i honestly think its because of tiktok and short form content, trends die in weeks and people do the same 3 videos and everything gets saturated so quickly, so its good to get in here from time to time and see actual people, and actual creativity....
Javier
Ja, I agree. Besides people back then used Myspace 4 freins around them.
DenimBrain
i agree with you, and funny enough i only use youtube (to see this one youtuber who posts once a week), reddit, but im slowly getting off of it thanks to hanging out with friends and building my fort in the woods, and spacehey, which im very new too, but like cause its not overstimulating. I LITERALLY cant stand those overstimulating social medias. not only does it give me a headache, but it makes me snappy an pissy, so its clearly not good for me. im thankful i was raised with not as much tech, thats basically what i want to say. Its easier to balance out tech and life for me
Ohyeah, hanging out with friends totally helps a lot to keep ourselves out of the internet.
I feel it's also why a lot of people don't hang out anymore, because the internet became so overstimulating people don't have energy to even stand up, which is sad because I love going out... play at the arcade, eat with my friend while we gossip, or just spend time outside.
The little things people don't like anymore...
by El Chivo; ; Report
yeah man, I still gotta go to the arcade with my friends. thankfully, my pawnshop has Mario Bros and Duck hunt up for playing, and i asked him if he could put up guitar hero, and he might actually do it, so that way while i wait to buy guitar hero myself and the guitar
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☆Johnny_Mothguy☆
i completely agree. also about the fact that you said you prefer sites like this, Tumblr or Newgrounds.. me too! i swear, I don't like Internet today much. i'm trying so hard to live with the 2000s or 2010s internet/technology. like, I wish it was 2017 or so again. best years of my like. bring them back.
spatule_au_lait
I just had a conversation about this with someone on here! I agree with all the AI stuff. I think we really passed a step when generative AI became a thing. Now it's everywhere; and it's a nightmare, especially as someone who, at the very start of AI got completely addicted to it through apps like Character AI. I was younger and absolutely desperate for any parasocial activity. I still struggle today with this addiction, and I'm not afraid to call it that because it really is a goddamned addiction. It all is just so dystopian. I'm glad I've realized how bad it was. I've also realized I'm no exception. Many, many, many people fall for these technologies and with AI, some have already payed with their life. It's horrifying to see how it's everywhere now. It just makes it even harder for people who had the same experience as me - not to whine about my situation, of course; only explaining my view of it.
Spacehey is such a good place that I truly cherish. I've had more meaningful and thoughtful conversations here than on any other platforms ever. It's authentic. It's peaceful. I love it here.
♡SeleneInverso452☆
I joined this app in less than an hour and I can already see what you're talking about.
Today I've been trapped in Instagram all damn day and that feels like the day ended quickly.
I live in a place away from my friends and I rarely see them, I'm around only in school.
Even when we are all together, they mostly prefer the phone besides having conversations or doing something fun.
My parents are at home all the time and it looks like they don't want to go anywhere, so I have nothing to do besides scrolling.
I'm really liking this app because I know that I'm not going to spend much time in it
Late reply, sorry.
I totally feel you... I wanna do fun stuff outside, wanna go to parties, eat outside and take pictures with my friends.
Seems it isn't really easy in this era, where no one wants to be outside or socialize
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finn_the_human
This is so true its sad but true humanity is becoming Brain dead like in Fiction if Any of you guys have seen wally e every human is Attached to the Screen and they don't do anything like how we look on tiktok for hours not even gonna rest
Sorry this was nonsense
by finn_the_human; ; Report
CloverZZZ✮⋆˙
I'm like genuinely so close to deleting TikTok and Instagram... I hate doomscrolling. Really the only reason I still use Instagram is to talk to my friends because apparently texting is weird now or whatever. As for TikTok??? Idk... I used to post a lot and a few of them got popular, but I haven't really posted anything substantial in like, a year, so now I pretty much just use it to scroll and have people tell me some dumb thing that Trump did or that we're in another World War... It's honestly so draining.
uncleonion♪
i think this is very much true!!!!! the fact that people simply arent used to more chill and down-to-earth sites like spacehey is, as you stated, because these days the internet is much more of a dominating force than it was before and more than ever does it try and lure people in through overstimulation... even when users find themselves questioning the point or losing track of what they are even seeing anymore
modern and mainstream social platforms are like a very rowdy club party everyones invited to with strobing lights and blasting music from all angles... everyones figuratively getting drunk in their environment just to feel like they are a part of something and are constantly making stupid decisions as a result... and even those that are sober still find themselves staying in this loud mess of an area because its a hot spot and theyre not sure where else to go because theres no party quite as seemingly great as this one
meanwhile more underground and unconventional social networks like spacehey are more like a casual house party where theres less people but most of them are familiar with each other and its much more relaxed... people are doing all sorts of different things like board games or chatting or having dinner because its a versatile house but nobodys really losing control over themselves for the sake of standing out
This was such an interesting and also funny example lol
I agree, it feels like that.
Lets just enjoy our little party
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El Chivo
I love how a lot of people actually interact with this blog. It's good to know we agree and that you can even add your own thoughts on this, really cool y'all
B4MBI
This is so real. Like I love spaces like these because then I could just talk about stuff to people, have actual discussions without being dragged into the mud. I can talk about things and the topics become meaningful. So many reasons why I love Spacehey! <3>3
$auceVibez
I agree sooooo much with you
spinaltorque
Yes, you get it. The internet used to be divorced from the rest of our lives. It wasn't constantly in the palms of our hands. The computer room was a designated space for the computer. We could step away from it and it wouldn't affect us. I don't think people are even supposed to be active on here all the time. The site isn't "dead" because people step away for a few days; that's healthy.