FAQ
Questions people ask before joining.
Plain answers matter because Social Media 2 asks people to meet offline, trust governance constraints, and take the first room seriously.
What does it cost?
Standard membership is $96 per year. Patron is $240, Solidarity is $48, and Free exists when money blocks participation. All tiers get the same core access and matching priority.
How much time does this take?
The questions take about 10 minutes. Most rooms take 90 minutes to 2.5 hours. The product is not daily usage; it is a real invitation you can accept or decline.
I'm shy. Will this be awkward?
Some awkwardness is normal. Formats reduce the burden by giving the room a shared question, walk, text, or task so you do not have to perform socially on command.
I already have friends. Why join?
Social Media 2 is not a replacement for existing friends. It creates new weak ties, shared civic rooms, and occasional strong ties you would not have found through your current circles.
What happens to private information?
Private state is used to place you safely and is not public by default. Aggregate evidence is published only when privacy floors and differential-privacy rules are satisfied.
Is this a cult?
No. You can leave, delete private state, criticize the institution, and inspect public evidence. Governance is constrained by sortition, audit logs, and non-negotiable invariants.
Why no scrolling stream?
A scrolling stream optimizes attention. Social Media 2 optimizes getting you offline into bounded rooms. The site helps you join, prepare, reflect, and leave.
Why $96?
Because rooms, operations, and safeguards cost money, and ads would corrupt the mission. $96 per year is the standard tier; Solidarity and Free keep access open.
What if I move cities?
Citizenship is per city. Moving requires a delay so people cannot hop between cities to evade accountability. Your next city can form its own local pathway.
What if I don't like it?
Decline the next room, pause, or exit. Social Media 2 should earn continued participation through real outcomes, not lock-in.
What data is retained?
Attendance history, receipts, and governance audit records may be retained where the invariants require accountability. Private onboarding state can be deleted through the deletion path.
How is this different from Meetup?
Meetup helps people browse events. Social Media 2 assigns bounded invitations, measures durable ties privately, bans ads and status games, and is governed as civic infrastructure.