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I'm starting to come to the conclusion that users actually sort of like this sort of thing, and that it fuels a lot of the social dynamic on the internet. What
by sho_hn 11y ago
I'm starting to come to the conclusion that users actually sort of like this sort of thing, and that it fuels a lot of the social dynamic on the internet. What I'm seeing is that groups of friends congregate in group chats, and a lot of the activity there is sharing links into these silos, freeing content and showing it to friends. If no one was (practically, by lack of motivation to join/engage) excluded by each silo there would be less of an opportunity to introduce things to people that they don't or can't find on their own, and less social activity. Perhaps social is in the gutters between the silos?
- gotchange 11y agoA clique/cabal based communities is not the future that I strive or envision for the internet. This walled-garden model for the internet will prove harmful for the open nature of this medium of communication.
- chippy 11y agoCould it be group psychology? I'd like to chat with a psychologist or sociologist about this. My pet theory is that these sites, internal looking, closed etc all work on the basis of the group. And even "the wider open internet" also works on the basis of the group. However, a more forward thinking humanity may want to increase the group, the range , the diversity, or they may want to be more realistic about our psychologies....