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LanternEverywhere@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I've been off of all social media for about a decade, but just yesterday i got a dm from someone from my past so i went and checked it out and then I checked a bunch of other stuff there too and my mental state instantly spiraled into a terrible place. Man that shit is toxic like nuclear waste.

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fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Lemmy is social media too, don’t forget that.

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- Ashyr@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  It’s not talking to people that’s damaging. Being able to socialize and discuss via media is healthy.
  
  The damaging component is when an algorithm pushes unhealthy content because it drives engagement.
  
  No one set out to create a rage/depression/anxiety algorithm, but those emotions tend to drive engagement better than more positive experiences. So if engagement is the goal, you get destructive systems.
  
  Removing the algorithm does a lot for helping people engage with their peers and society at large in a more constructive context.
  
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- LanternEverywhere@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  No it's not. Social media is where you know who the other person is and/or they know who you are. This is an anonymous forum, not social media.
  
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  - Instigate@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of content, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks. While challenges to the definition of social media arise due to the variety of stand-alone and built-in social media services currently available, there are some common features:
    
    Social media are interactive Web 2.0 Internet-based applications.
    
    User-generated content—such as text posts or comments, digital photos or videos, and data generated through all online interactions—is the lifeblood of social media.
    
    Users create service-specific profiles for the website or app that are designed and maintained by the social media organization.
    
    Social media helps the development of online social networks by connecting a user’s profile with those of other individuals or groups.
    
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
    
    Lemmy fits those criteria very well, and there’s nothing regarding anonymous profiles vs identified profiles. It may not be the only definition of social media, but it’s comprehensive and sensible.
    
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    Claidheamh@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Then email is also social media, Google docs is social media, phpBB is social media, Amazon review sections are social media, even Pornhub comment sections are social media, and so on…
    
    If Lemmy fits the criteria, then so does 95% of the internet. Not a very useful definition, in that case.
    
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- HangingFruit@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Same same, but different
  
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Zealousideal_Fox900@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Especially in Australia atm facebook is full of shit.

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