Would you consume your own content?

..and do you think that you posting it has a positive, neutral or negative effect on the world?

By content I mean what ever you're posting online. The pictures you post on Instagram/Pixelfed or messages you're writing on Lemmy, YouTube comment section, Facebook and so on.

If you look back at what you have posted in the past year for example, do you consider it to be the kind of content that you would gladly consume if it was coming from someone else? If not, then why are you posting it in the first place?

olafurp ,

Lol, I only comment on lemmy. No insta, tiktok, Facebook, LinkedIn, pixelfed, YouTube or anything.

I also read my own comments so I really do consume my own content and circlejerk my own opinion.

There is content I'd "create" which is shitpost reposting and I'd gladly consume it. The more the better.

0x30507DE ,
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Do repos on GitHub and assorted messages on text-based communication platforms count as content? Because if that's the case, then all the time, because I generally write stuff down in case I proceed to forget exactly what that function did or why I calculated this bypass coefficient like this or why for the love of fuck does vivado keep reverting to incremental synthesis and how did I fix it last time aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

As for if my random technical nonsense has any bearing on the world, not really, outside of maaaybe the demoscene if the SID stuff works out, and the few people who like reading my ramblings for some reason.

Hadriscus ,

what's incremental synthesis ?

0x30507DE ,
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Aa far as I'm aware, incremental synthesis is vivado trying to build a new FPGA bitstream by modifying a snapshot of the previous build, to ostensibly save time. Because the SID FPGA implementation is a relatively small part of the MEGA65 core, it really likes to forget to add any changes I make, especially related to timing optimization (it took me so long to figure out it had re-enabled itself, after disabling it my total negative slack was cut in half due to it finally registering all the pipelining and other optimization). I've also had vivado outright lock up with some cases.

Hadriscus ,

Thanks, that clears it up

Hadriscus ,

Just joking, I love that you explained further but to be honest I still have no idea what is going on, haha. The bit about "modifying a snapshot of the previous build" sounds like the idea behind binary diffing?

Ok, I looked up Vivado and now I have a better idea. A field very alien to me but fascinating to hear about

AgentGrimstone ,

Yes. If I can enjoy other people's corny jokes and snarky comments, I would probably like my own too.

WindyRebel ,

Arguably, if you’re producing your own content then you’re consuming it too. It takes a lot of watch and/or listen multiple times to produce a final product which means you’re more than consuming it.

Hadriscus ,

I lose count of how many times I replay a given animation shot before I consider it final. Probably 300 or 400

Resol ,
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I have made YouTube videos in the past when I was too young to be allowed on the site, looking back at them, it's safe to say that I'm glad I deleted them when I had the chance (even from the device that recorded them) because I've never cringed this hard at my own stuff before.

Maybe I could do it again once I'm good enough at video editing and humor.

Usernameblankface ,
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I do. I post generated pictures in the community that is set aside for them. I post the ones I enjoyed, so I've already consumed the content.

Often times I'll add to the traffic of the site in comments.

ipkpjersi ,

Yes, I would, and I do. I've made videos etc that I've enjoyed making and enjoyed watching, same with pictures etc.

IMongoose ,

I post videos of an incredibly niche hobby. I cut my videos to what I think is interesting and I will go back and watch them, but not many other people make videos like mine so I don't watch many others. Getting video is difficult so a lot doesn't turn out well. It's also much more fun in person.

Noodle07 ,

Sarcastic comments? Yeah I like seeing those actually, somehow unsarcasticaly

DudeImMacGyver ,

Sure I guess? It's mostly just silly jokes and advice on hobby stuff though.

ripcord ,
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I don't consciously "produce" any "content", and calling it "consuming" seems gross and shallow.

Thorny_Insight OP ,

It's the bland, neutral and "scientific" way of describing an activity. We're all effectively content creators here where as lurkers only consume.

Carrolade ,

I occasionally go through my old comments to see how things got received, see if I could improve my wording, things like that. General communications skill polishing. It's not consuming as much as critically reviewing, but whatever.

Since I'm adding engagement on lemmy, and I do put some effort in to be amusing or informative or whatever (usually anyway), yes I do feel like I am helping. If I was on reddit or something, not so much.

otp ,

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has ever done that! Haha

Shady_Shiroe ,
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I already do that for nostalgia and memories, I like going through my camera roll every so often despite the fact I don't take many pictures.

scytale ,

I publish my music online. Since I make that kind of music because I like that genre, then I’m pretty optimistic I will like it if it wasn’t me who made it. As for comments on lemmy, reddit, etc., no so much; but I have given advice from time to time that people appreciated based on their replies. Usually it’s about music, cooking, and movies.

Thorny_Insight OP ,

As an amateur photographer I feel the same way. If I didn't like my photos I wouldn't publish them.

Today ,

My 'content ' is almost entirely dumb comments that are often barely related to the post. Definitely not adding to the world, but hopefully no one takes it seriously enough for it to have any negative impact other than just wasted space.

datavoid ,

hopefully no one takes it seriously enough for it to have any negative impact

There is always one, and their goal always seems to be to frustrate you into engaging with them

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