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Re:My experiment in phonelessness was a failure. It also cha... by dgfitz on Saturday February 10, 2024 @09:19AM (#39326289)
I’ve been to both a bar and a church with the same people. They act the same both in a bar and in church. Are bars and churches equivalent?
Re:My experiment in phonelessness was a failure. It also cha... by zogrodea on Sunday February 11, 2024 @10:51AM (#39335804)
Bars and churches have different purposes and people's behaviour in each of them should change because of that. The person acting the same and doing the same things in both would be considered to be behaving very strangely otherwise.

I don't know of any ills with social media that weren't present on forums for me. The difference seems to be one of scale.

I know my intention for joining both was the same (human connection over common interests).