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Fedditor385@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoIt would be great if people stop using social media in general.
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Fedditor385@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoIt would be great if people stop using social media in general.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Lemmy is social media
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
No, it is a social network. That’s different from social media.
Magnum@infosec.pub 2 weeks ago
Its not a car, its a vehicle!
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
There is a difference between the two terms as well, so thanks for supporting my point /s
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
What would you define social media as?
Oxford says.
That definition certainly matches Lemmy.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Social networking is about connecting people, which Lemmy as a forum does. You could argue that the function of Lemmy as a link aggregator is more social media like, but I doubt people would consider an RSS feed reader to be social media either.
Social media is like TV, a one-to-many medium, usually with some sort of feed curation to promote certain topics.
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.
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.
Fedditor385@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Media is more audio, video, image. Which fits social media.
Most forums and blogs are text-based or primary text. There is no blog sharing only images/videos/audio as posts. Also no such forum.
That would be my key differentiation - forums and IRC is social, but not really media.
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.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Its social because you’re interacting with other people
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
No. I am reading an aggregation forum, and getting clarity and insights from the comments. I barely am interacting with anyone.
Look, this term didn’t even exist until the mid 90’s and didn’t take off in common use until the mid 2000’s.
The difference is Lemmy is topic centered thread first, discussion last, where social media is basically a self publishing, identity first platform. People put shit on instagram and facebook because it is about them (mostly). Here it is just news/stories with comments. And anonymity, which is what makes it all work.
I consider everyone here the same way I did when I was on a bbs: they are liars. Modern twist: they are liars and bots. Everyone is bullshitting and saying whatever they want, this is hardly a social event.