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submitted 11 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] 11 points 11 months ago (7 children)

I don't consider reddit/lemmy as social media. The lack of 'necessity' of having your personal info plastered about and inserted into every exchange makes them something different. They're just a different form of forum, in my opinion, with nested comments instead of a long chain.

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  • [–] 18 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Forums are a type of social media. It's a media platform where you can be social.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah I never really got the whole "forums aren't social media" thing. Only difference I've ever seen is lacking a need for followers which I guess for a lot of people is enough.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    I am a bit torn. I think social media has kinda moved from things like forums and chatrooms, to twitter/Instagram and so on.

    Forums are a part of social media, but when asking about someones social media accounts or activity, you don't really go to what forums they are on, it's always ticktok or Facebook.

    You could also say that comment sections under articles are social media as well, but that's not the typical association with the term.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    The term 'social media' became popularized when 'online bulletin boards' started to really incentivize building a strong personal profile (with lots of social connections, likes et.c.). Even if a traditional forum is technically social media, it's not what we associate with the term and the psychology of using it is quite different.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    You could also say that comment sections under articles are social media as well

    I think that comes down to what the primary purpose of the site is. News media is mostly about disseminating information with their comment sections being a sad, withering afterthought where nothing of value ever happens.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    I never considered reddit/lemmy social media myself. The anonymity of it just feels different. Just because im online doesnt mean its social media (to me.)

    I can play video games online, and post in their group chats, but thats not social media either. I tend to draw the line around anonymity and topics. If were not talking about individuals, and their experiences, and interests, in the target to promote that person, i dont think its social media

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