I refuse to post on LinkedIn which is the only social media I am on because there level of pointless noise is so high. There really is no sense in adding to it. It turns out that there is a general decline in people posting in social media. Maybe that will create space for direct or small group conversations that are more meaningful.
Being that platforms, especially Meta, are moving toward “computer-generated content,” flooding feeds with AI-created posts that are cheap, infinite, yet lacking in substance. As AI models increasingly mine public content posted by users, some may feel discouraged from sharing, wary their words and images will be endlessly harvested by algorithms to fuel further automation, often without credit or control.
Recent news highlights growing tensions about unauthorized AI scraping; major publishers have threatened legal action against AI companies accused of using copyrighted content to train their systems and generate new material. This feeds user reluctance: if posting online means relinquishing control to AI bots for repurposing, many prefer private channels or reduce sharing altogether. In essence, concerns about privacy, content exploitation by AI, and the rise of low-effort computer-generated posts contribute to the decline in personal social media sharing and a shift to less public, more controlled digital interaction.
An early career developer told me recently that StackOverflow is no longer the first place to ask for or get help. I thought he might be exaggerating but apparently not.
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