| ▲ | lurkingllama 6 hours ago | |
It's funny to me that we still call it "social media", when it bears no similarities to its original form. Back when your feed was sourced from your real-life friends and colleagues, and the only "algorithms" that existed were to show your latest friend's post at the top. It's a bummer, because I think a platform that follows Facebook's original intent has just as much value in today's world, if not more. | ||
| ▲ | drooopy 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Calling 2026's facebook, instagram, tiktok, xshitter, whatever "social media" is like calling a casino "the 3rd place that you socialise out with your mates". | ||
| ▲ | zappb 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
The original form was referred to as social networking. Social media is the current form with algorithmic broadcasting. | ||
| ▲ | teaearlgraycold 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Well we still call them phones, which is a more extreme case of semantic drift. | ||