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Re:LinkedIn’s Alternate Universe by bryanrasmussen on Thursday February 11, 2021 @04:45PM (#26107754)
In fairness, I don't like any social network.
Re:LinkedIn’s Alternate Universe by oblio on Friday February 12, 2021 @07:12AM (#26112818)
Yet you have 14k karma on what is practically a geek social network ;-)
Re:LinkedIn’s Alternate Universe by bryanrasmussen on Friday February 12, 2021 @08:08AM (#26113209)
anecdote time: When I was working at Thomson Reuters marketing did some sort of outreach thing to the accountant community, and they had a bunch of accountants in to some sort of social gathering and the marketing person was up talking about how they were going to do social stuff for the accountants, etc. etc.

And finally one accountant spoke up and asked (I paraphrase): You do realize we didn't become accountants because we like people?

When I heard about it, it made me think, you know, programmers sure are a lot like accountants.

Theory time: Perhaps my high karma is derived from all the other geeks realizing intrinsically I hate social networks as much as they do, so they upvote me in solidarity.

Thank you for your time!

Re:LinkedIn’s Alternate Universe by senormenor on Friday February 12, 2021 @10:21AM (#26114567)
This is a forum, AKA a 'bulletin board', and would have been universally recognised as such in the glory days back before what we now call 'social media' existed in anything like its current form.
Re:LinkedIn’s Alternate Universe by oblio on Friday February 12, 2021 @11:22AM (#26115280)
And what are "forums" and "bulletin boards"?

They're online environments (aka media) for discussions (aka a form of social interactions).

"Social media" is just the mass market name for forums.

Edit:

I'm kind of flattered that someone created a new account just to nitpick a comment of mine :-))

Keep on keeping on, senormenor: https://xkcd.com/386/