I didn’t realise how badly it affected me until I was off it [Social Media]

Re:I didn’t realise how badly it affected me until I was off... by JustHiThere on Thursday December 29, 2022 @08:29AM (#34172390)

You're correct in some sense. But the kind of "social media" we're actually talking about is the one that tries to hook you up and manipulate you. I mean, this is what I am talking about here.

In that sense, everything is social media. A blog post is social media, because the strict definition of social media is something like that :

"Social media are interactive media technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks"

Do we agree on some points or I am totally off?

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Re:I didn’t realise how badly it affected me until I was off... by paulcole on Thursday December 29, 2022 @08:34AM (#34172436)

> Do we agree on some points or I am totally off?

Yes.

> In that sense, everything is social media

Correct.

> But the kind of "social media" we're actually talking about

There are social media that you think are good and social media that you think are bad. Both both are still social media.

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