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> I never understood the wave of Social Media; it appeared to be a dumbed-down and watered-down...junkfood... I'm confused. Before the semicolon you're claimin
by brlewis 6y ago
> I never understood the wave of Social Media; it appeared to be a dumbed-down and watered-down...junkfood...
I'm confused. Before the semicolon you're claiming you don't understand the wave of Social Media. After the semicolon you demonstrate perfect understanding of it.
- findthewords 6y agoThey are using the colloquial expression of not finding it appealing.
- Melting_Harps 6y ago> They are using the colloquial expression of not finding it appealing. Correct.
- forgotmysn 6y ago..understood (the appeal) of social media....
- brlewis 6y agoThat it's dumbed down and watered down explains the appeal.
- culopatin 6y agoAlso isn’t a forum an earlier version of social media anyway? It was social and it had media, where is the line?
- smsm42 6y agoForums are built to support and foster discussion. Social media is built to feed dopamine addiction and sell ads. Forums have features to make long-term content and prolonged, thoughtful debate easy. Social network praise short-term satisfaction, emotional (over)reaction over thoughtful consideration, and actively discourage any attempt at organizing and preserving information.
- shi314 6y agoLine is how much you focus on ad optimization.