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[-] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 60 points 1 year ago

Depends. Everyone claims they are on social media platforms to stay in touch with family and friends. I know no one on here and am fine with the anonymity. So it's up to you if you count this.

[-] rikudou 33 points 1 year ago

I personally never counted Reddit and am not counting Lemmy as a social media. Both Reddit and Lemmy are just a really huge forum which contains many subforums.

[-] illi@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

This is how I see it as well. Though Reddit ws certainly trying to become social medium I feel - which was one of the reasons that helped me leave

[-] ericisshort@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, Reddit was always considered social media despite how you or most people see it. Some social media managers have had Reddit in their job description for over ten years. I know because I hired some as early as 2010.

Social media did not start with Facebook like most people assume. Facebook is simply what brought social media into the mainstream. Usenet and forums are a form of social media that many of us old nerds have been using since the 90s.

[-] illi@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

forums are a form of social media

I guess I can't really disagree with that

[-] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That’s just like, your opinion, man.

[-] joel_feila@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

I think a good destiction would be social network and socical media. Media is about celeberty and making money. Network is about conections

[-] ericisshort@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I completely disagree with your definition of “media.” There is definitely plenty of media that isn’t about celebrity, and there is also non-profit media. Media actually refers to communication to the masses. A social network is simply one form of social media.

[-] joel_feila@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Then what would be a good way describe this difference

[-] ericisshort@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

What difference?

[-] ericisshort@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But you are still socializing with us despite not knowing our real names, so this and Reddit would definitely qualify as social platforms. Twitter was also mostly anonymous for its 16 years prior to Elon, and it has definitely always been considered social media.

[-] uis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
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