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bdama@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Fedditor385@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It would be great if people stop using social media in general.

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  • irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Lemmy is social media

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    • poVoq@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No, it is a social network. That’s different from social media.

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      • Magnum@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Its not a car, its a vehicle!

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      • irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        What would you define social media as?

        Oxford says.

        websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.

        That definition certainly matches Lemmy.

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    • Fedditor385@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You are right. According to the definition of social media, Lemmy is social media. However, “social media” would by definition fit any kind of digital communication media. A forum, or a blog, or an IRC channel are also, by definition, social media.

      I would argue that the social media has a distinct association with Facebook, Instagram and the diverse spawns of those, and by association doesn’t fit anything else. At best, we simply lack a different term, which splits “old-school” stuff like forums and blogs. I view lemmy more like a forum. You have categories, and users can go into categories to start discussions. You don’t follow anyone. People also don’t create and post their own content, but rather seek discussions or share other stuff from the internet. It is social media, but it’s definitely nothing like Facebook.

      We simply lack a better term.

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      • irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I would definitely call a forum or IRC channel social media.

        I wouldn’t consider blogs social media unless they had a very active comments section.

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    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What is the social part? I change my name daily, and dont really give a shit about people following me.

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      • irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Its social because you’re interacting with other people

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