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I don't consider forums social media. To me, HN is more of a forum. A social media's primary goal is engagement - to keep you coming back for more, to keep you
by deafpolygon 4y ago
I don't consider forums social media. To me, HN is more of a forum.
A social media's primary goal is engagement - to keep you coming back for more, to keep you scrolling. And the content reflects that.
A forum's primary goal is discourse.
Reddit straddles that weird space in between.