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Re:As internet forums die off, finding community can be hard... by brlewis on Thursday November 19, 2020 @03:51PM (#25154187)
> I never understood the wave of Social Media; it appeared to be a dumbed-down and watered-down...junkfood...

I'm confused. Before the semicolon you're claiming you don't understand the wave of Social Media. After the semicolon you demonstrate perfect understanding of it.

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Re:As internet forums die off, finding community can be hard... by findthewords on Thursday November 19, 2020 @04:14PM (#25154425)
They are using the colloquial expression of not finding it appealing.
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Re:As internet forums die off, finding community can be hard... by Melting_Harps on Friday November 20, 2020 @05:01PM (#25165574)
> They are using the colloquial expression of not finding it appealing.

Correct.

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Re:As internet forums die off, finding community can be hard... by culopatin on Thursday November 19, 2020 @06:58PM (#25155899)
Also isn’t a forum an earlier version of social media anyway? It was social and it had media, where is the line?
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Re:As internet forums die off, finding community can be hard... by smsm42 on Saturday November 21, 2020 @09:30PM (#25174401)
Forums are built to support and foster discussion. Social media is built to feed dopamine addiction and sell ads. Forums have features to make long-term content and prolonged, thoughtful debate easy. Social network praise short-term satisfaction, emotional (over)reaction over thoughtful consideration, and actively discourage any attempt at organizing and preserving information.
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Re:As internet forums die off, finding community can be hard... by shi314 on Thursday November 19, 2020 @07:10PM (#25155976)
Line is how much you focus on ad optimization.
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Re:As internet forums die off, finding community can be hard... by forgotmysn on Thursday November 19, 2020 @06:15PM (#25155512)
..understood (the appeal) of social media....
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Re:As internet forums die off, finding community can be hard... by brlewis on Friday November 20, 2020 @10:40AM (#25161467)
That it's dumbed down and watered down explains the appeal.
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