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Re:Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate s... by whateveracct on Monday June 08, 2026 @12:03PM (#48447133)
Forums came before social media. It's a forum.
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Re:Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate s... by haunter on Monday June 08, 2026 @12:31PM (#48447516)
Forums don’t have algorithmic front page and upvote/downvote system

You can’t bump a thread to the top of HN so everyone sees it

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Re:Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate s... by moffkalast on Monday June 08, 2026 @04:17PM (#48451262)
No, people just keep reposting the same shit over and over instead. But the end effect is very similar, dang even links to old posts almost every time.
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Re:Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate s... by whateveracct on Monday June 08, 2026 @02:21PM (#48449159)
I don't think that quite makes it social media though.
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