retro dot app makes me so very happy. there’s something wonderful about the passage of time: landscapes, good eats, beaming smiles, silly shenanigans. life is good, isn’t it?
New social media apps are leaning into the ways of the old internet. And they’re growing.
In our latest documentary, @dagsen covers this wave of anti-algorithmic social media and asks whether it points to a healthier future online.
00:31 Surveying students about their social media habits
01:45 Speaking to Tyler Bainbridge, founder of Perfectly Imperfect, about the platform’s culture and its recommendation-driven social network
04:18 What is an algorithm?
04:56 Retro's founder helped create Instagram Stories
05:17 How does Retro work?
06:01 Is a non-addictive social media app possible?
07:10 Does social media bring you closer to your friends?
07:40 Dagsen’s take on social media
08:13 Speaking to users and employees of Perfectly Imperfect and Retro
It feels pretty obvious at this point that someone’s going to make billions building a social app that’s just for friends, no AI slop, no brainrot, calm design, chronological feed and no concept of followers