Back in mid 00s I created a forum for fellow classmates to share notes, info on exams and whatever. It was active for a year or a bit more, then someone set up a Facebook page for our group and the forum died in about a month. I could not understand why people migrated so quickly, Facebook group was atrocious when it comes to search functions, any files, notes or anything you didn't download immediatelly were lost to time never to be seen again. If the forum is still up I'm sure I'd still be able to easily download exam schedules and all notes from all the classes there, with Facebook it was a pain even a week after someone posted. There is something fundamentally wrong with society if an inferior product can sweep the board so easily. People do not care about quality or usefulness of anything, all that matters is marketing and trends.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

You are right, but as I sit here and use Lemmy, I can't help but think while being a perfectly functional forum, it lacks aesthetics. What I'm looking at is Windows 1997 High contrast text editor. It tickles my nostalgia, but I can see why Reddit has a broader appeal. People like gimmicks, as much as they like aesthetics and simplicity.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, while aesthetics is typically considered a side-effect of your choice of client, i think Lemmy should offer prettier aesthetics to choose from. In the menu:

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[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

You always gotta think about use lazy users too. Settings are great but you actually need to draw people into a level they want to customize. I'm almost there thanks for the heads up! I'm coming from the lemmy.world url. It's not bad it's just not good. It's great for us older folks but I can see where it would create an age gap. The trend of people who enjoy windows 97 UI is declining.

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