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Ep. 224: A World Without Twitter?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Is Twitter Going to Go Away?

Despite its advantages, I suspect that the indie web will not succeed in replacing existing social media platforms at their current scale. For one thing, the indie web lacks the carefully engineered addictiveness that helped fuel the rise of services like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. It may be too that people who are uneasy about social media aren't looking for a better version of it but are instead ready to permanently reduce the role that their smartphones play in their lives.

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