::perma, from me to you. a social camera that forms friendships through the everyday moments that connect us. available now in the app store. apps.apple.com/us/app/perma/…

RT @bennygiang: this weekend @findcheckpoint will be in: la - @Complex @FamilyStyleFest with @CashApp - @SpinalTap @UMG event at @Chinese…

i miss the old facebook. not because i'm nostalgic for 2008, but because it solved a problem we're desperately trying to solve again: authentic human connection at scale. the original facebook was brutally simple. chronological feed. posts from people you actually knew. no algorithm deciding what you should see. no bots. no brands unless your friends worked there. you'd log in and see that sarah got engaged, mike started a new job, and jenny posted photos from her weekend trip. real updates from real people you actually cared about. the network effects were insane because the value came from your actual relationships, not from parasocial ones with influencers or ai-generated content. compare that to something like IG. your feed is 80% content from people you don't know, ads disguised as posts, and increasingly sophisticated bots that are getting harder to detect. balaji is right - a social network with zero bots would be incredibly valuable right now. imagine a platform where: - every account is verified as a real human - you only see content from people in your actual network - chronological timeline, no algorithmic manipulation - no brands, no influencers, no bots - just real people sharing real moments the irony is that as AI gets better at creating content, human-created content becomes more valuable. as bots get more sophisticated, bot-free spaces become premium. we're going to see a massive market for "verified human" social networks. platforms that prove everyone is real, eliminate algorithmic manipulation, and focus on actual social connections. the old facebook ui was a different philosophy. it treated social media as a utility for staying connected with people you knew, not an entertainment platform optimized for engagement. that philosophy would absolutely thrive today. people are exhausted by algorithmic feeds full of rage bait and bot content. they want to see updates from friends again. maybe X has a friend-like feed now that nikita is there. but twitter never is in the news category of apps for a reason, it's about news/ideas, not friends. my take... someone's going to build "facebook circa 2008" with 2025 technology and make billions. verified humans only, chronological feeds, network-based discovery. the future of social media might actually be its past.

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i'd like to properly introduce you to @perdotma by @futureprimitive and for those who'd like to get early access to the testflight sign up here: qr.per.ma/release

i started using lapse regularly because it lets me take whimsical, no pressure photos trying out @perdotma gave me a similar feeling just capture the moment thanks for sharing what you're building @bennygiang!

we in the house @futureprimitive @perdotma @findcheckpoint

ep 16 - craigslist missed connections and a 1960s photo album from berlin. what is the point of social apps if they aren't encouraging vulnerability, play, and new friendships? why we think @PERdotMA can bring us back to early social watch prev ep here: youtube.com/watch?v=MvSs0-CC…

day 14 - i sit down with @Jesse__McKee from @221Aweeee to talk about fair data and why @PERdotMA is pushing the boundaries of open social networks that are p2p and decentralized

day 10 - we're back in vancouver and we're introducing @harrison_n_lee who is a former yoyo champion, ceramicist, bouldering enthusiasts, and an avid blogger. we talk about how social media has evolved and why it's no longer a place to 'connect' instead it's all about status.