I think OP's point was that they don't do online forums where misinformation is placed in front of your face because you appear to be friends with so-and-so or

I think OP's point was that they don't do online forums where misinformation is placed in front of your face because you appear to be friends with so-and-so or they've pegged you as belonging to a certain demographic. I also think on some level you knew that but went ahead and made some auxiliary point about the meaning of the term "social media" for HN brownie points.