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Re:Is the social media bubble about to burst? by pmlnr on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @12:15PM (#16698973)
> I feel the connections it brings us, or helps us maintain, are too important to lose.

I felt the same way about IRC rooms. They are gone now.

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Re:Is the social media bubble about to burst? by jpindar on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @01:49PM (#16700011)
Are they? For half the year I spend hours every Sunday on an irc channel full of football fans. That connection is important to me, since the level of discussion there is higher, (and more civilized, due to active moderation) than most forums.
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