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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.
by 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 agoAren't we socializing right now?
- wackro 7y agoYes, but there are no push notifications/ads being crammed down your throat/autoplaying video
- HNLurker2 7y agoStill it is social media nontheless.
- wackro 7y agoWhat about keeping in touch with your loved ones via carrier pigeon in the 19th century?
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- nestorherre 7y agoAlmost spilled out my breakfast with this. Made me lol.
- HenryBemis 7y agoWe 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 agoI 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 agoI'd miss Temporals grumpy assertions. I learned I'm even older than him, that's disconcerting.
- gerbilly 7y agoHN does not maintain a social graph and push notifications to you. I'd say that's what makes a site 'social media.'
- TeMPOraL 7y agoFWIW, 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.