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Not even the internet is safe from gentrification.

• m12k 7y ago
  I'd argue it's almost the other way around. Ever since the internet got popular with companies it's mostly been very 'clean' in that most websites represent a single company or community and you could easily stick to seeing only 'approved' content. Now with 'social media', the internet is finally seeing the real messiness of the real world and places where all types congregate.
  • TeMPOraL 7y ago
    Social media is best viewed not as Internet sites, but as mini-Internets spun on top of the real one. A company fanpage or company subreddit is the same as company site on the real Internet. A subreddit or community group is the equivalent of an Internet forum of pre-social-media days. The main difference is that all these mini-Internets are fully centralized, controlled each by a single corporate entity, and monetized through advertisement and surveillance.
  • hos234 7y ago
    The "real mess" of society is different from what social media has created. Social media has added a new dimension to complexity in society, by adding a number(upvote/click/like/view/retweet etc) next to every thought and utterance. Those numbers amplify behaviors both good and bad. People who say social media exposes the real mess, make it easy for social media companies to deny their contribution to the mess. When they start removing like counts (and it's taken way to long for this move) they are basically admitting their contribution to the mess. As data of the last 15 years gets analyzed, on the impact of these numbers on individual and group psychology, expect major class action suits against these companies.
  • buboard 7y ago
    > with 'social media', the internet is finally seeing the real messiness of the real world You only see loud, minority groups. It becomes evident that they 're a minority in every election