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Not all recs are made equal. Who am I to recommend anything? What gives me any right or authority?
Anything I say could be wrong and bad. I don't want to give any recommendations. All I can say is if I like something. I don't know if you should try it—least of all if I don't know you.
Apr 11, 2025
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Not sure what’s been going on in this app for the past few months, but tell me why I open it today and the first three recs I read are a complaint, something to dislike, or have comments beneath about something negative?? When my friend first showed me this platform, it was the first one that I’d seen with little to no negativity on it. It was an alternate to everyday social media, somewhere that I could discover something cool without having to deal with meaningless pessimism. Not to say that there’s NOTHING good about all of it– I’ve had a laugh at some of the anti-recs that seem less cynical and are more comedic. I don’t know, maybe I’m being overreactive(I mean I definitely am lmao), but I wanna see recommendations, not complaints!
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I love to share things that are good with others, I’m the gatekeeper only because I hold open the gate. I’m quite specific with my tastes and I think that I’m good at hunting for good, useful, and beautiful things. I consider the things I own and think a lot about the things I consume and the way I interact with the world so I like sharing that with others. I also really like seeing what other people like and use and taking advice from them. The recommendations of other people are always so much better than just stab in the dark searching for things. Plus, Community based on shared tastes and exchanging recommendations feels like the opposite of the individualistic self-promotion-ness of other social media. When I shared my own music, for example, it meant a lot more to get genuine positive comments from a small amount of people whose tastes I trust, than a ton of random likes from strangers. It also nicely doubles as a sort of gratitude excercise, reminding me of things I enjoy and to notice the things that make my life easier or more beautiful.
Apr 18, 2024
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I have a really good rec to share but I don't want to tell anyone what it is
Jan 25, 2024
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I love browsing Flickr for everything, but I especially love looking at familiar places. It reminds me that things have been before me and will be after I'm gone.
This picture is from uptown Athens, OH in 2008.
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