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Mark Dain
Every time I get back into Twitter, I follow a few accounts but I always end up with just so much noise. Adverts (Twitter for iOS) everywhere, loads of retweeted spam, random stuff I don't care about. One of the many things I adore about Sublevel is the signal-to-noise is almost 100% which I can't say I even thought was possible.
Lucas Nicodemus
It's a mixed bag. I love Twitter -- I have for a long time. I use a third party client (Tweetbot) so I don't see ads. I definitely follow a subset of people I care about, as well as a good mix of other more noisy sources.
8y, 18w
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🏒 Lucian Marin
You should use Sublevel if you're looking to have real conversations.
Lucas Nicodemus
To be quite honest, I've definitely felt like I've had real conversations on Twitter -- I actually really like the platform. Switching to DMs was easy for me, and mentions weren't a half bad mechanic for people I don't normally talk to (old classmates, for example).
8y, 18w
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Martijn
What's wrong with unfollowing and filtering people off your feed? Sounds healthy enough. People who feel they cannot unfollow (or unfriend) people on social media are acting way more unhealthy.
Lucas Nicodemus
This is a fair enough point, but part of it is the notion that I'm public on Twitter, and thus, even if I unfollow people, they can definitely still read my tweets. Even if I block someone, they can read them incognito. I could switch to a protected account, but then I lose a lot of what I use twitter for (reaching out to people I don't normally reach out to, being retweeted, retweeting, etc).
8y, 18w
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Lucas Nicodemus
> nautil.us/issue/16... I've read 'This Is Your Brain on Silence' at least once before, but I find it absolutely fascinating. I live with the white noise of a fan constantly on and can relate very well to the absence of the fan waking me up in the middle of the night -- the change, not necessarily the fact that it exists, is more alarming just because it's become almost requisite in where I live.
8y, 19w
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Lucas Nicodemus
I've found myself increasingly exhausted with keeping up with Twitter lately. Tweetbot has been at 1k+ unread for a while, and I've had to add about 20 mute filters to remove Pokemon Go from my timeline. I feel like aggressively filtering my feed isn't healthy, so I might just quit all together for a while. Time to use Sublevel for real?
8y, 19w
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🏒 Lucian Marin
You should use Sublevel if you're looking to have real conversations.
Martijn
What's wrong with unfollowing and filtering people off your feed? Sounds healthy enough. People who feel they cannot unfollow (or unfriend) people on social media are acting way more unhealthy.
Mark Dain
Every time I get back into Twitter, I follow a few accounts but I always end up with just so much noise. Adverts (Twitter for iOS) everywhere, loads of retweeted spam, random stuff I don't care about. One of the many things I adore about Sublevel is the signal-to-noise is almost 100% which I can't say I even thought was possible.
Mark Dain
The next iPhone needs to have wireless charging. The number of times I've left my phone sitting on my desk not plugged in makes me think I could probably go without never charging again, not even overnight.
Lucas Nicodemus
I believe consensus agrees that keeping your phone on your desk not plugged in when it doesn't need to be is good for battery longevity. That being said, it would be neat if a charging pad thing automatically determined "hey, I should stop charging now because it'll ruin the battery, so I'll keep it at 92% instead of 100%."
8y, 19w
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🏒 Lucian Marin
I can't believe someone actually go through all the stuff I made. Thank you!
Lucas Nicodemus
This is the kind of thing I wish would take over Twitter. It's so lightweight and fun, I'd love to use it more than 140 character land. It's really quite something!
8y, 40w
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Lucas Nicodemus
Sublevel is the social network I've gone to great lengths to find, only to forget, several times now. Usually it starts with an HN search, then finding Monochrome, and then finding the screenshot that reminds me that it's called Sublevel. [Presses enter several times because how does this work?] Anyway, I can't believe that it's just all @lucian who did both. Just didn't occur to me that the same person designed the app that casually had the screenshot of the website. Seems obvious now, of course.
8y, 40w
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🏒 Lucian Marin
I can't believe someone actually go through all the stuff I made. Thank you!
8y, 40w
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