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Before I start ranting I should quickly come forward and admit that I'm not the most active on here either, though a lot of that ties back to my personal life and generally just being busy. I felt that I should state that before getting to what I originally wanted to discuss, as I didn't want to come across as hypocritical.
I see a lot of blogs on here claiming that SpaceHey is "dead" or just "rotting away", and while I agree to an extent I have reason to believe that SpaceHey supposedly "dying" is entirely self-inflicted by the people that use this platform. People will make a SpaceHey account, decorate their profile, try interacting with others and make some new friends, then after a few days they'll get bored and never log on again. There are so many dead accounts on here that have just been left untouched by the people that have made them that it's almost impossible to sort through which ones are still active and will engage with you in turn, and which ones won't. I had so many friend requests that have been left open for over a year because the person I requested hasn't logged back on to see it.
While I don't necessarily have proof for the reasoning behind this, I do however have a very strong suspicion that the reason behind this is that people have grown so accustomed to the fast pace nature social media has taken hold that being on a slower, and honestly much less over-stimulating platform, is considered "boring" now. People don't want to put in the effort to speak to people first, they don't want to put in the effort to engage with other people's blogs and bulletins, they don't want to start up meaningful and insightful conversations that other people can participate in and contribute their own beliefs and opinions, and it's sad. I've felt this for a while now but I feel that building deep and meaningful connections through online spaces has become unattainable almost. With SpaceHey I know that it has so much potential to change that. Just looking at a person's profile alone and taking in the layout and how they've decorated it already tells you so much about a person and who they are. People do not utilize this platform how they should and I really want that to change.
This topic is of course open to discussion and I'd love to hear everyone else's thoughts and opinions, if this blog actually gets seen lol. Based on what I've seen people are very split on this topic so input would be deeply appreciated, regardless of whether you agree or disagree with me.
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mattzievox
i feel like part of the reason is because unless you actively click on a blog, you wont see the pictures it may have in it. blongs also tend to be pretty [[darn]] long, as in multile paragraphs and sites like twitter ((refuse to call it x)) and tiktok have sort of fried peoples ability to read past a few sentences at a time
spacehey requires users to actively go out of their way to scroll and surf the web and teens these days ((i say as if i dont count)) arent very used to that. theres no real algorithm that feeds you content youre more likely to enjoy, you have to scroll through blog posts, join groups, look at forums and generally engage with the site. we ((teens)) havent been forced to do that in the past so it feels like a lot of work for a lot of us
its very unfortunate because i genuinely think this site is a haven. its what i personally wouldve wanted out of social media: forums, long blog posts, fully customizable everything and communities of people willing to interact with one another. i never comment on other sites because it just feels so impersonal, like im js adding to the numbers on someone's post statistics but here it feels more like an open discussion where sharing [[1]]'s thoughts isnt looked down upon unless of course theyre harmful
tldr: teenagers arent used to not being fed their content and having to look for it is a lot of work for them which leads to what feels like a dead site
kiko!
while I totally agree with you, there are already 2 very popular posts rn on top blogs saying the exact thing you are. part of the reason spacehey is 'dead' is because people keep talking about the same things over an over again, it's always face value. its never deep dives onto media/ hobbies they're into. and when people do post those things, it becomes lost media because people keep promoting superficial blogs to the top and those same dopamine obsessed people don't bother looking past the first couple of pages!
no, this is not an attack on you, I just wanted to give my two cents. I keep seeing both types of blogs; ones cliaiming spacehey is dead and the other saying it's not. what we really should be doing is dropping kudos on blogs that deserve recognition. that are thought out and passionate ૮꒰˵• ﻌ •˵꒱ა
No, I absolutely agree!! and i dont feel attacked by this at all because youre absolutely right. im really glad youve brought up the point that people on here will blog about the same things over and over again all relating to spacehey specifically. often times, at least from the blogs ive read, all just seem to regurgitate the same things again and again "spaceheys dead, the website is useless, all hope is lost" almost in a way that feels like fear mongering (i know thats a very strong term to use here im just not sure what else to call it), while other blogs are saying "spacehey isnt dead and youre all overeacting". My main message in my blog is that its not spacehey thats the problem, its the people. And im sorry if my blog came across as me essentially just adding to the pile of other blogs talking about this exact thing, i wanted to be able to write about this with my own original thoughts and what i believe. thank you very much for sharing im really glad you took the time to do that ^_^
by Rory :3; ; Report
totally agree, thanks for understanding!
by kiko!; ; Report
also wanna ask, are you hoping to be more active on blogs? you seem super cool and I need more blogs to subscribe to!
by kiko!; ; Report
YESSS im hoping to be more active on here as well as post more blogs!!! And thank you so much for saying that, thats like so nice of you... O_O
by Rory :3; ; Report
thou
definitely agree... there is so much potential to be had in this site but much of said potential lies in the hands of its userbase to unlock it, and i just don't think a lot of them have the motivation to do so. especially those of us who came here from already having been over-exposed to the current state of social media, the addictive algorithms, the endless scrolling, etc. i do think that's really the issue, what isn't allowing people to stay here for long, as someone who comes back here in cycles of half a year because i get fed up with social media and need a cleanse, then i miss it, then i get fed up again, and so forth. it earnestly sucks! i hope some day myself and others can truly break free of that, and so in turn, spacehey will blossom into a site that people will actually Want to use for the long haul.
however i do also want to say that as an adult who's not interested in interacting with people 4+ years younger than me it does tend to feel a bit isolating here, which makes Me personally wonder how much longer i can stay... but maybe that's just my issue. i'm glad the younger generation has a site like this that they can choose to use instead of the platforms designed to subdue and rot the brain.
Youve explained this wonderfully and i agree 100%. Social media is overwhelming and incredibly overstimulating. Its gotten to a point where sometimes logging onto apps like instagram feels like a chore. I hate being bombarded with ads, i hate the algorithm, i hate how fast paced it is, yet even so i continue to use it despite how much i claim to hate it because im so used to it. With this continuous cycle of using spacehey to get away from modern social media then going back because you miss it, i feel that im in the exact same boat. I love spaceheys layout, its not super "in your face" and i feel like i can actually take my time and navigate through the app. But when theres no one that will engage with you, even when you make the effort to engage with them first, it gets lonely.
With the part of being an adult I understand completely. I remember seeing other older people on this site say the exact same thing that you are, and its disappointing that there isnt a wider variety of people on here in terms of age demographics.
by Rory :3; ; Report
pen.name.nekomara
real, its kinda like they just came here for the "decorating profile" part and not the "making friends and having meaningful interactions" part of this website, like its not just a silly little decorating game you actually hafta interact with people and I def agree that because of how short and fast-paced social media has become nowadays, people just think websites like this are "boring" supposedly, which is a shame rlly. cant rlly do much abt it other than watch :/
Absolutely!!! People love to make the MySpace era their aesthetic but as soon as it comes to actually participating in that specific thing, suddenly its radio silence. They like the look, not the work that comes with it. The craziest part for me is that i wouldnt even call it "work" necessarily, its the exact same way youd make friends in a real life setting. You see someone you like, approach them, be kind and respectful, and strike up a conversation. With this, it feels as though people just dont care enough to do that and i find that really upsetting.
by Rory :3; ; Report
thats true, most of the user-base ((me included)) joined for the decoration aspect and it still is one of the coolest parts about the website in a time where everything is corporate minimalism with a profile picture and a banner at most. maybe a font for your display name. if you want more customization, you need to pay ((discord nitro)). thats to say, i dont blame people for joining spacehey for the customization aspect but theres so much more to it than that and its sort of a shame that so few people ((in comparison to the amount of accounts on the site)) go out of their way to interact with the site on a deeper level
i also feel like theres a tiny group of elitists on the site? like, people who joined for the customization, interact with the site meaningfully but also scare away new users for carrying their humor through and using spacehey the way they want to. there's an almost expectation for everyone to act like its 2004 on the site, otherwise they dont ""do it right"". this isnt an attack on the op or you, im js mentioning a group ive noticed. it doesnt surprise me that new users can be scared off the platform if they feel theyre expected to only act a certain way. its not a roleplaying platform but theres a small group of people who treat it that way and ive seen their blog entries on the [[1]]st page quite a few times
by mattzievox; ; Report
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I AGREE OMGGG I wish people would actually talk more here and engage with other people instead of just sending friend requests and straight up not saying anything.
I KNOWWW i have around 150 friends on here but almost all of them are dead accounts. I was so shocked when i logged back on here the other day because when i went to check the bulletins only two people were still posting bulletins. its honestly really sad.
by Rory :3; ; Report