12mo ago

Forums are social media

People here like to say "I don't use social media; I use forums" like there is a difference between the two. There isn't.

Forums are places where people post and comment on user generated content, other comments themselves.

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We need to get back to the Forums. They were better.
- Please. What did the Romans ever do for us?
  
  The aqueduct.
The difference is there's no algorithm abusing you on forums. They are pure.
- Having an algorithm doesn't make social media.
  
  But everything people call social media does.
Forums were better.
- Facebook is a forum.
  
  Facebook is an is.
  
  Facebook is a site for college dudes to rank women by hotness.
  And the Old Folks Home of the internet.
  Simultaneously.
Anonymous vs real identity is how I think some people conceive the difference.
- You don't need a real identity for a lot of social media platforms.
  
  Right, and I'm not saying it's absolutely definitive, or even my own conception of this distinction. However, if someone personally defines it that way for themselves, I think it's valid.
Forums are usually anonymous.
- Most social media sites allow to maintain anonymity.
Forums were good, but I suppose many of the members left them to herd over to Facebook and Twitter.
Ok so first of all, how dare you

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