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I have a slightly similar experience - I got off all social media, felt good but not life-changing. My guess is this is due to not being an extremely addicted u

I have a slightly similar experience - I got off all social media, felt good but not life-changing. My guess is this is due to not being an extremely addicted user in the first place.

goto11 7y ago
Don't you consider HN social media?
- jperry 7y ago
  Why would you? I see it as more like a news site with a comments section. I don't consider those to be social media either.
  - misterman0 7y ago
    Aren't we socializing right now?
    - wackro 7y ago
      Yes, but there are no push notifications/ads being crammed down your throat/autoplaying video
      - HNLurker2 7y ago
        Still it is social media nontheless.
        wackro 7y ago
        What about keeping in touch with your loved ones via carrier pigeon in the 19th century?
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        nestorherre 7y ago
        Almost spilled out my breakfast with this. Made me lol.
    - HenryBemis 7y ago
      We have different definitions of socializing. Commenting on a piece of news or opinions to enhance our thinking and gain knowledge/motivation/ideas, I don't call that socializing. I haven't made any connections through this platform and if I don't check the HNews for a week, I don't feel sad or missing anyone. But that's me. Someone else may be more (in)vested in here and consider HN as an integral part of their social life. I won't judge them.
      - TeMPOraL 7y ago
        I suppose there's a subtle viewpoint difference. You see yourself "commenting on a piece of news". I (and presumably GP) see you socializing with the GP, the way you could casually socialize with a stranger on a bus stop.
      - jacobush 7y ago
        I'd miss Temporals grumpy assertions. I learned I'm even older than him, that's disconcerting.
    - gerbilly 7y ago
      HN does not maintain a social graph and push notifications to you. I'd say that's what makes a site 'social media.'
      - TeMPOraL 7y ago
        FWIW, meatspace doesn't maintain social graphs and push notifications - in physical-world social interactions, you're responsible for holding the social graph in your head. Just like on HN :).
  - dragonwriter 7y ago
    > Why would you? I see it as more like a news site with a comments section. A news site isn't social media necessarily, but the comment section pretty clearly is.
- whywhywhywhy 7y ago
  Find it weird that more people don't just consider Twitter a forum, if you break it down to what you're actually doing it's pretty much the same as reading reddit threads. Yet many people have convinced themselves that no, twitter is the real world.

I have a slightly similar experience - I got off all social media, felt good but not life-changing. My guess is this is due to not being an extremely addicted user in the first place.

goto11 7y ago

Don't you consider HN social media?

jperry 7y ago
Why would you? I see it as more like a news site with a comments section. I don't consider those to be social media either.
- misterman0 7y ago
  Aren't we socializing right now?
  - wackro 7y ago
    Yes, but there are no push notifications/ads being crammed down your throat/autoplaying video
    - HNLurker2 7y ago
      Still it is social media nontheless.
      - wackro 7y ago
        What about keeping in touch with your loved ones via carrier pigeon in the 19th century?
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        [deleted]
        nestorherre 7y ago
        Almost spilled out my breakfast with this. Made me lol.
  - HenryBemis 7y ago
    We have different definitions of socializing. Commenting on a piece of news or opinions to enhance our thinking and gain knowledge/motivation/ideas, I don't call that socializing. I haven't made any connections through this platform and if I don't check the HNews for a week, I don't feel sad or missing anyone. But that's me. Someone else may be more (in)vested in here and consider HN as an integral part of their social life. I won't judge them.
    - TeMPOraL 7y ago
      I suppose there's a subtle viewpoint difference. You see yourself "commenting on a piece of news". I (and presumably GP) see you socializing with the GP, the way you could casually socialize with a stranger on a bus stop.
    - jacobush 7y ago
      I'd miss Temporals grumpy assertions. I learned I'm even older than him, that's disconcerting.
  - gerbilly 7y ago
    HN does not maintain a social graph and push notifications to you. I'd say that's what makes a site 'social media.'
    - TeMPOraL 7y ago
      FWIW, meatspace doesn't maintain social graphs and push notifications - in physical-world social interactions, you're responsible for holding the social graph in your head. Just like on HN :).
- dragonwriter 7y ago
  > Why would you? I see it as more like a news site with a comments section. A news site isn't social media necessarily, but the comment section pretty clearly is.
whywhywhywhy 7y ago
Find it weird that more people don't just consider Twitter a forum, if you break it down to what you're actually doing it's pretty much the same as reading reddit threads. Yet many people have convinced themselves that no, twitter is the real world.