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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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