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Re: "How can Gemini attract consistent activity?"
I think this is a big appeal. Building and not consuming. And the nostalgia that tickles in people harkens to an early web that was still very much in a building phase.
Nov 28 · 3 weeks ago
It can be. But we have to come here and make things for here.
Halfassed Web to gemini conversions with no thoughts given to document structure or navigation will just pollute everything as bad as AI content would.
Who is saying, “I can’t wait to get on gemini to read the exact same content I see on the web, but with a screwed up document structure and no pictures”?
How can Gemini attract consistent activity? — Beyond the sliver of early adopters and enthusiasts who are drawn to Gemini for experimental- or ideological reasons, what practical value could Gemini offer the average internet user? Can we come up with something tangible and non-ideological that can actually be felt by the user, to the point where it would give them a reason to use Gemini over other platforms? The one argument that I can think of is that Gemini offers respite from the...