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[follypersist]

if we all took one thing away from cohost let it be—for the love of god let us all comment more. tell people what you think or that you like their work more. don't be weird but do be sincere and err on the side of information. actually talking to one another, in little asynchronous ways, is the only way out of an automated algorithmic future. each time you express something to another human being, you make a foothold against the tide.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

>> if we all took one thing away from cohost let it be—for the love of god let us all comment more. <<

That's an excellent take-home.

>> tell people what you think or that you like their work more. don't be weird but do be sincere and err on the side of information. <<

Comments that pretty much everyone loves:

"New headcanon: accepted."

"You just made my day."

"This is the best thing I've read all day / week / year / ever."

"My favorite line is: (quote)."

"This reminds me of (famous artist / writer /etc.)."

"Thank you for this solution to a problem I was having."

"The world needs more people like you / posts like this."

"I am reccing this at (place) / adding this to my list of (best whatevers)."

>> actually talking to one another, in little asynchronous ways, is the only way out of an automated algorithmic future. each time you express something to another human being, you make a foothold against the tide.<<

Sooth.

The world needs more posts like this. ;) It's not enough to point out problems, we need to include solutions that people can use, and what you've described here is a good way to fight a lot of the creeping crud that makes the internet not fun to be on nowadays.