There’s no getting away from the far right and the fakes. Whether it’s on X, Threads, TikTok, or WhatsApp, the most heartfelt debates always find a way to appear right under your nose. But opening up your brother-in-law chat to see what they think about Khelif and Carini’s fight isn’t the same as going on Twitter and seeing a wealthy millionaire like Elon Musk talking nonsense.

They are my brothers-in-law. Those on Twitter or TikTok are aspiring influencers trying to get other users to applaud their supposed genius. Some I admire, while others force me to get to know them..

It is the dictatorship of the algorithm, and from this small corner I want to criticize it without hesitation. Death to algorithmic feeds. Death to infinite scrolling. Death to viral tweets that only try to make us angry. You live much more peacefully among your loved ones. It is summer, the weather is hot, and there will be those who have more free time, but we generally do not gain anything by getting angry about an argument that goes viral and will be forgotten the next day.

I think it happens to you too. I see a debate and the arguments are so crazy that I want to give my opinion. But in the end I abstain and stay silent. Because I know it’s ridiculous to try to sum up all the complexity of the arguments in a few lines.

Why should I try to fix Mr. Pablo88? I prefer to go to WhatsApp and argue with Pablito because I know he always has conflicting ideas and I like to argue with him. It will never change but at least I know who is behind it. Social networks have lost their human component over time but Yes, I still feel like I’m socializing on WhatsApp..

Messaging apps are not designed to ensure that our messages reach the maximum number of people. However, When you are in groups of dozens of people, that private space disappears or you join communities related to specific interests.

This is exactly why I always go to WhatsApp to learn something. If I want to learn about Warhammer news, I join the relevant group; if I want to know what’s happening in Barcelona or what place you recommend, I have a community. If I want to discuss certain topics, I create a group of people interested in the same topic.

Some groups are more or less big but I get conversations that I don’t get on other social networks. And also end up being the same memes The ones that went viral on TikTok or Twitter. But they selected them manually.

WhatsApp has also decided to create channels to be able to follow big topics or people. I use them too. It’s a storm of messages but the good thing is that the WhatsApp interface basically hides these messages. If I want to know what’s being published on Xataka or the latest news from Barça, I click on it knowingly. The algorithm of other networks filters us, in WhatsApp we get everything. Here it’s a matter of the number of people or things we can follow. Maybe you don’t need to follow 500 accounts.

Coming back to groups and communities, one of the criticisms is that when you talk to smaller circles, it is easier to radicalize and repeat ideas. I do not deny it, but I think that I have views that are quite opposite to the common views of the groups I am particularly involved in. It is easier to stay in a bubble on certain social networks because in the end the algorithm always suggests the same type of messages, whether they are controversial or to your liking. You never know where they will end up on WhatsApp.

The final argument in favor of WhatsApp concerns relative privacy. An off-color comment or controversial opinion on Twitter can lead to endless chatter. You can joke around on WhatsApp, insult those who think differently, You can have a more intimate conversation even with different perspectives.I got tired of the artificiality of traditional social networks and logged into WhatsApp much more often than I thought I would.

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