When social media first came on the scene, it promised connection and an easy way to keep in touch with those that mattered. After years of monetization though, it has become nothing more than another avenue for companies and influencers to pry away your valuable time and hard earned money. At the same time, there’s no easy way to fully disconnect, as we must play the game if we want a semblance of remaining in touch with friends who are spread out across the globe. Now we have that tool to help us disconnect! Elsewhere lets me check in on those I love, while not demanding 4 hours of doomscrolling from me. Thank you, Elsewhere! You guys have something special here, and I can’t wait to see where it goes.

Elsewhere gives the average person the ability to authentically be themselves and utilize the way Social Media was intended to be. No popularity contest causing potential social anxiety but rather a safe place to be freely yourself and post whatever is important to you or makes you laugh. Thankful for Elsewhere to be able to get back to the roots of social media how it was intended to be… funny, welcoming, and free from ads. Thank you Elsewhere for helping me freely enjoy social media again!!!!!

Like old school MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram all us millennials remember. Finally something that actually connects you with your FRIENDS and not influencers and ads. The social media of the future!

This app sounds like a great idea on paper but given that it’s basically unresearchable makes me too nervous to create an account to trial it. Who owns it? How do they intend to make money from the platform? I haven’t found anything and, due to its name, it’s almost impossible to search up info on. It’s got five stars but that’s from only 18 reviews that all read like they were written by the same AI. They’re advertising on Reddit, so there’s at least SOME money behind a marketing push but not knowing who’s behind it means I’m not willing to be a guinea pig.