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I'm so tired of this argument. HN and Reddit are not social media. Is your real name Pragmatic Pulp? Do you post pictures/videos of yourself here, or update us

I'm so tired of this argument. HN and Reddit are not social media. Is your real name Pragmatic Pulp? Do you post pictures/videos of yourself here, or update us about your family? I could go on but I hope you get it. "Social Media" is a really specific term and it doesnt mean any random forum.

gruez 4y ago
>Is your real name Pragmatic Pulp? Do you post pictures/videos of yourself here, or update us about your family? I could go on but I hope you get it. At least on wikipedia, the definition for "social media" doesn't include real names, or posting stuff about your life specifically. >Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks.[1][2] While challenges to the definition of social media arise[3][4] due to the variety of stand-alone and built-in social media services currently available, there are some common features:[2] >1. Social media are interactive Web 2.0 Internet-based applications.[2][5] >2. User-generated content—such as text posts or comments, digital photos or videos, and data generated through all online interactions—is the lifeblood of social media.[2][5] >3. Users create service-specific profiles for the website or app that are designed and maintained by the social media organization.[2][6] >4. Social media helps the development of online social networks by connecting a user's profile with those of other individuals or groups.[2][6]
blondin 4y ago
both, sure, are social media. people on hn, for instance, use their real names, put their emails in their bios, link to their website or linkedin, etc. not everyone stays pseudonymous.
Hizonner 4y ago
Everything you just said is grossly and obviously wrong.
PragmaticPulp 4y ago
> I'm so tired of this argument. HN and Reddit are not social media. Reddit is very much a "social media". So is HN. Removing photo posting or allowing people to use pseudonyms doesn't exempt a site from being social media. If someone doesn't post photos to Facebook, does that make it not a social media for them? If Facebook decided to allow pseudonyms, would it not be social media?
- Beaver117 4y ago
  I don't go to HN or Reddit and get anxiety about all my friends posting about their awesome lives. I go for information only. Forums, imageboards, and psuedonymous or anonymous places are not the same as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc >If Facebook decided to allow pseudonyms, would it not be social media? You can name your account anything on Instragram or TikTok, but even so most people will connect it to their real identity, add all their IRL friends, etc. Not the case on HN Reddit or any other forum
  - smabie 4y ago
    This sounds a lot like cope: let's ban stuff I don't like and keep what I do.
benjaminwootton 4y ago
Addiction and status anxiety are arguably the worst things about social media, and they definitely exist here on HN.

gruez 4y ago

>Is your real name Pragmatic Pulp? Do you post pictures/videos of yourself here, or update us about your family? I could go on but I hope you get it. At least on wikipedia, the definition for "social media" doesn't include real names, or posting stuff about your life specifically. >Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks.[1][2] While challenges to the definition of social media arise[3][4] due to the variety of stand-alone and built-in social media services currently available, there are some common features:[2] >1. Social media are interactive Web 2.0 Internet-based applications.[2][5] >2. User-generated content—such as text posts or comments, digital photos or videos, and data generated through all online interactions—is the lifeblood of social media.[2][5] >3. Users create service-specific profiles for the website or app that are designed and maintained by the social media organization.[2][6] >4. Social media helps the development of online social networks by connecting a user's profile with those of other individuals or groups.[2][6]

blondin 4y ago

both, sure, are social media. people on hn, for instance, use their real names, put their emails in their bios, link to their website or linkedin, etc. not everyone stays pseudonymous.

Hizonner 4y ago

Everything you just said is grossly and obviously wrong.

PragmaticPulp 4y ago

> I'm so tired of this argument. HN and Reddit are not social media. Reddit is very much a "social media". So is HN. Removing photo posting or allowing people to use pseudonyms doesn't exempt a site from being social media. If someone doesn't post photos to Facebook, does that make it not a social media for them? If Facebook decided to allow pseudonyms, would it not be social media?

Beaver117 4y ago
I don't go to HN or Reddit and get anxiety about all my friends posting about their awesome lives. I go for information only. Forums, imageboards, and psuedonymous or anonymous places are not the same as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc >If Facebook decided to allow pseudonyms, would it not be social media? You can name your account anything on Instragram or TikTok, but even so most people will connect it to their real identity, add all their IRL friends, etc. Not the case on HN Reddit or any other forum
- smabie 4y ago
  This sounds a lot like cope: let's ban stuff I don't like and keep what I do.

benjaminwootton 4y ago

Addiction and status anxiety are arguably the worst things about social media, and they definitely exist here on HN.