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Re:TikTok overtakes Facebook as most downloaded app by madeofpalk on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @07:20AM (#28140619)
> Is it "representation" if it's only seen by people who want to see it?

Yes. Definitely. The representation matters most to the people in that bubble. I just think about how great it would have been to see more queer media when was growing up.

Re:TikTok overtakes Facebook as most downloaded app by spijdar on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @07:49AM (#28140829)
Okay, that's fair. It's a different kind of representation than what I was thinking of, though, meaning general exposure of an idea to some kind of broader audience.

From an individual's perspective, being in a bubble is great. I get it. I just get a little anxiety at the idea of society being partitioned into a bunch of self-reaffirming bubbles of different extremes, something that's starting to feel very real in the US lately.