Isn’t hacker news doing the same thing for the most parts? This is a little rude but I went through your history and maybe you should be more careful who you call “uninteresting rubes” and “drivel”.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think you're in the category. I don't think anyone is. I'm just poking a little at your self awareness and your lack of respect toward your fellow people. I do think there is an issue with the walled gardens, but I don't think it's the people who use them. It's the psychological effect of having affirmation systems tied to everything you post. I'm sure most people would post waaaaaaaay less "uninteresting" content if it wasn't because of the dopamine chase. I'm guilty of it myself. I try to ask myself if I'm really trying to contribute or if I'm just posting to get likes, and sometimes it prevents me from posting things to social media sites. There are a lot of time where it doesn't though. You may not put much value in Reddits karma system, but what value do you put into your hacker news account? I know from my own experience that it's been fairly healthy for me to create a new account every time I reach a 1000 points. I hope that I'll eventually get to the point where I don't have to do that, but I'm not sure I'm there yet.
It's obviously up to you, but I'd encourage you to not so blatantly disregard other people for what they post on social media. Because social media is a game for our attention, and most of us chase that sweet dopamine rush, even though everything we post on social media sort of disappears after a day and is frankly invisible in the sea of sameness posted by our peers.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think you're in the category. I don't think anyone is. I'm just poking a little at your self awareness and your lack of respect toward your fellow people. I do think there is an issue with the walled gardens, but I don't think it's the people who use them. It's the psychological effect of having affirmation systems tied to everything you post. I'm sure most people would post waaaaaaaay less "uninteresting" content if it wasn't because of the dopamine chase. I'm guilty of it myself. I try to ask myself if I'm really trying to contribute or if I'm just posting to get likes, and sometimes it prevents me from posting things to social media sites. There are a lot of time where it doesn't though. You may not put much value in Reddits karma system, but what value do you put into your hacker news account? I know from my own experience that it's been fairly healthy for me to create a new account every time I reach a 1000 points. I hope that I'll eventually get to the point where I don't have to do that, but I'm not sure I'm there yet.
It's obviously up to you, but I'd encourage you to not so blatantly disregard other people for what they post on social media. Because social media is a game for our attention, and most of us chase that sweet dopamine rush, even though everything we post on social media sort of disappears after a day and is frankly invisible in the sea of sameness posted by our peers.