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HN and other forums are also social media though, no? Whether it's online or a billboard on the town square it's still social media in a sense. Personally I agr
by mstade 6y ago
HN and other forums are also social media though, no? Whether it's online or a billboard on the town square it's still social media in a sense. Personally I agree with your sentiment, but in my mind I equate no social media with "the giants" like Facebook, Instagram, tiktok, Snapchat I guess.
I'm not sure exactly what makes them different from more focused forums, but it's something and – in my opinion – I don't think it's a net good for society.
Personally, I have no account with these services. I used to but I deleted all of them and it's made my life richer, not poorer.
- almost_usual 6y ago> I'm not sure exactly what makes them different from more focused forums Have you ever been on a smaller focused forum without mods or rules? I haven’t.
- mstade 6y agoI most certainly have, but regardless I fail to see your point. Do you mean to suggest Facebook et al don't have rules or don't enforce those rules? That's just objectively false.
- almost_usual 6y agoThe platforms are designed for growth, forums aren’t. Rule enforcement isn’t their priority and it’s much harder to do it at their scale. Pretty simple really.