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> Does HN count? Social media is where one shares ones social life (it's in the name!). Technical discussion forums are something entirely different. Naturall
by GJim 1y ago
> Does HN count?
Social media is where one shares ones social life (it's in the name!). Technical discussion forums are something entirely different.
Naturally, there is sometimes crossover (I'm thinking of a motorbike forum I frequent), but to suggest the likes of HN is social media is demonstrably false.
- Symbiote 1y ago"Github" is on the drop-down list of social media identifiers for a US ESTA (visa waiver) application.
- zarzavat 1y agoUnder your definition Reddit and Twitter/X aren't social media either, since you're mostly interacting with strangers. I believe your definition doesn't reflect how the term is used.
- GJim 1y agoBizarre response. One can share ones social life with strangers! In fact Reddit is a prime example of a site with crossover between technical discussion forums, social media forums and mixed ones.
- 0manrho 1y agoThats some semantic pedantic gymnastics. Even if you could persuade me to agree with you (and I very much do not) it does not matter. The only definition that matters here is the governments, and they LOVE overreach.
- GJim 1y ago> Thats some semantic pedantic gymnastics. Ummmm. No. It's a statement of fact. > The only definition that matters here is the governments, No. It's the courts.
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- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 1y agoThis is really not a convincing argument. Plenty of people put social information in their profile on this forum; there is clearly some social aspect to commenting and I’d argue the social aspect is the reason to comment and read comments. There are comments that are automatically more interesting to read because of the name in front of it. > demonstrably false Surely not “demonstrably” false. How would you demonstrate it? You may believe that it’s not social media but there’s no reason for you to think I should not believe it is social media.