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"Social media" is a neologism in the context of internet forums. Most of the standard features aren't present. There are no followers, no private messages, no n
by vehemenz 4y ago
"Social media" is a neologism in the context of internet forums. Most of the standard features aren't present. There are no followers, no private messages, no notifications, no phone app. Compared to Reddit or IRC, there are no individual forums/chatrooms that powerful users moderate. If HN is social media, then so is letter writing.
- sillysaurusx 4y agoI saw your reply via notification. There’s a nice one called HN Replies. There are followers. They’re just not a number. Powerful users moderate the comments. All of this is mostly invisible, but it’s there.
- vehemenz 4y agoCool. That's all optional, is it not? I was talking about HN, not optional third-party addons. You're right about "powerful users", but notice that my point was in the context of individual sub-forums (in the context of a downvote, this is a classic strawman)
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