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It's funny to me that we still call it "social media", when it bears no similarities to its original form. Back when your feed was sourced from your real-life f
by lurkingllama 5mo ago
It's funny to me that we still call it "social media", when it bears no similarities to its original form. Back when your feed was sourced from your real-life friends and colleagues, and the only "algorithms" that existed were to show your latest friend's post at the top.
It's a bummer, because I think a platform that follows Facebook's original intent has just as much value in today's world, if not more.
- teaearlgraycold 5mo agoWell we still call them phones, which is a more extreme case of semantic drift.
- zappb 5mo agoThe original form was referred to as social networking. Social media is the current form with algorithmic broadcasting.
- drooopy 5mo agoCalling 2026's facebook, instagram, tiktok, xshitter, whatever "social media" is like calling a casino "the 3rd place that you socialise out with your mates".