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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Forums are a type of social media. It’s a media platform where you can be social.
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.
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.
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.
But you can also be anti social and just bark on lemmy. So it’s not 100% social media (at least I don’t consider it as such).