In 2014 I had this epiphany about the effect of social media on me and I completely withdrew myself from it.
A couple of years passed by and then, when I decided it was time to share a post or two on Facebook, I realized most of my friends are notified that I’ve shared something after a long time and I immediately deleted them.
So, effectively I have confined myself in a social media bubble. And you know how it goes; if you are the kind of person who gradually went silent online, most of your social interactions start with “where have you been! we thought you were dead!”
No I’m not, it’s just that I no longer have the posts to prove my existence.
As a result, I’ve been toying with this idea for the last couple of years.
What if there was another kind of social media? One made for those who want to exist online but feel too awkward to share anything, or just too private?
An antisocial media network that gives you all the perks of verification and sharing things online, but just for the obvious, underlying reason? Just to share the fact that you existed and you were fine at the time of your last post?
Until a couple of weeks ago, I was talking about this idea as a thing that I’ll eventually do, and then I realized, I can, you know, just go ahead and do it.
I had domains for this, then they expired, and I got new ones that were waiting to expire.
So, long story short, introducing The Last Fine! A bare minimum, antisocial networking platform for the introvert.
Last Fine is a very minimal, satirical (though fully functional) network. The text below is from its welcome page:
https://lastfine.com
Social media is demanding.
It asks you to share the food you eat, the music you listen, the mood you’re in, your favourite experiences, your likes, nobody cares about what you dislike anymore, your vlogs, your product ratings and so on in any conceivable format possible. It all serves a singular purpose: Telling the world that you exist and you’re still around.
Last Fine cuts right to the chase and lets you share just that: A timestamp of when you were last fine.
Join Last Fine, the antisocial, timestamp sharing network today and:
– Prove people that you exist online, without actually having to share anything.
– Get a “timeline” that really deserves the name. Here is an example of what you’ll get: A sample timeline.
– Let your loved ones know that you’re fine by just sharing your profile link, which is a collection of timestamps you shared from when you were fine.
– Be a part of an antinetwork in which it is impossible to be found, unless you give your link.
Enjoy easily getting a verified badge. So easy to be the real deal with Last Fine!
– Never get any notifications or friend requests. Or any requests. Ever.
– Make sure people you care about are fine just by their timestamps, without having to decipher their vaguelastfining.
– Vaguelastfining is not even a thing because sarcastic timestamps do not exist.
More info: lastfine.com
This is your timeline. That's all there is to it. It's a vertical line. Of timestamps. A literal timeline.
Want to get a verified badge? Just trivial. Verify your identity by your email and now you have a verify badge.
Look at that verified badge. Also this picture shows your entire complexity of your sharing abilities. You can say that you're fine by clicking this button. And the world will know you're fine.
Want to follow people? Sure, just click "follow" on their profile and they'll be added to the list of people you're following with their latest timestamps. No more sifting through cumbersome multimedia.
