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Regarding Gemini...
Gemini wasn’t something I necessarily expected to explore within this course. But after thorough exploration and experimentation, I am super glad to have tried it.
It’s more than just navigating an alternate medium of the internet. In fact, I don’t even think I can call it “the internet”, but you know what I mean. Before the course, all I knew was the world wide web. I knew the internet grew into what it is today, but I had no idea of its true roots.
Before all the bells and whistles were added on, the internet was a simple place to hang out. But now, things are very complicated. That’s why Gemini felt like a getaway for me. Investing myself on this platform has made me realize that the internet comes from a very long and unique family tree.
Gemini’s simplistic nature seems to be derived from the essence of early IRC’s. This thought made me realize that the internet’s primary role in society, when you take away the fun and games, is to communicate. It’s that simple. I feel like Gemini is bringing that sense of simplicity back. By prioritizing the main essence of human communication, they allow for a more wholesome, less threatening experience.
The developers of Gemini have no real motivation to gain profit, unlike most web developers. That’s why I feel this sort of kinship towards the platform. It seems so less threatening than the internet. While it was intimidating to begin with, I found its simplicity comforting. They don’t purposefully make it hard for people to get started. In fact, they actually try to make it easy by providing quick-start guides and the like, material that I myself found useful.
While it was a friendly overall experience using Gemini, I couldn’t help but fixate on its flaws. Of course, as an avid normal-everyday-internet user, this is certain. But Gemini’s lack of content and consistency made it a rocky look-around. Again, I haven’t fully immersed myself in this medium, but I believe I’ve done a lot of looking around and have found some averagely-interesting stuff. Compared to the internet that I’m used to, I believe that Gemini hasn’t struck me as amazing. I’m impressed more with how personal people’s content is. In all honesty, users on Gemini are here to share. Nothing extra, nothing missing. Just here to share a bit of themselves.
That’s how I approached my Gemini experience. Rather than focusing on the functions of the medium, I observed how any average user utilizes the platform. I wanted to see people’s creativity through Gemini, hoping that it would elevate their vision and how it's portrayed. In that department, I believe that led to a successful conclusion.
Artists should take over Gemini. That may sound real threatening to some, but I fully believe that artists would have a more concentrated audience of Gemini users who are in search of the unique. I could imagine pages of art, film, music, and other creative projects plastered all over a cool, ASCII-bombed page. It’s important to realize that, as an artist myself, creatives should be constantly on the lookout for new audiences and platforms where they can share not only their work, but a part of themselves as well.