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> 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
by 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 agoI 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 agoThis sounds a lot like cope: let's ban stuff I don't like and keep what I do.