Will there ever be a day that social media goes away?

[Sauce Dab]

how old are you, breh?

i just want to know since you said web forums are the oldest form of social media.

my guess is that you're in your early 20s where you haven't been around long enough to know what the web was like before social media became the norm.

trust me when i say this, web forums are NOT social media.

social media gives you NO privacy. web forums are supposed to protect it. when you see people putting themselves out their on web forums, they do so by choice. they also have the right to be anonymous. social media actually forces someone to reveal their identity by taking away their privacy. even if you don't give your real name on social media, they basically can access all your personal info through access of your google history and etc. social media is all about data collecting. it was NEVER about networking. privacy on social media is an oxymoron.

Privacy on the Internet in general is an oxymoron. Web forums aren't really protecting your privacy that much.

 

[Pazzy]

Privacy on the Internet in general is an oxymoron. Web forums aren't really protecting your privacy that much.

But it's a legally protected though unless it's listed on the terms of service.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

It will be the destruction of mankind. Listen to me now, believe me later on.

 

[Ineedmoney504]

I predict there will be a trend of people disconnecting from social media.

But there is only ONE way that'll happen.

You see, social media is addicting for one reason and it's the same reason why we log into the Coli everyday:

Validation.

Social media is essentially validation in a can.

You can just log on and collect likes which does feel good. Probably has something to do with dopamine.

Even the trolls and simps just get a kick from the attention of their victim.

The only way social media goes away is if people stop giving value to the validation they get from it

or the sites take away the ability to give/receive said validation.

Imagine the Coli without reps and daps. It keeps us in line and keeps us coming back.

The only people left would be the ones actually interested in a particular topic.

Most of us came from sohh where it wasn’t no daps. It was reps but half the time it was being disabled and at its peak sohh population was bigger.

Internet forums are different from other social media in some ways and the same in some ways

 

[Thurgood Thurston III]

Most of us came from sohh where it wasn’t no daps. It was reps but half the time it was being disabled and at its peak sohh population was bigger.

Internet forums are different from other social media in some ways and the same in some ways

Yeah that's true. But I guess you could argue that being a part of a community is a form of validation, but that's just part of being human.

Makes me wonder if seeking validation is even a bad thing.

 

[Tommy Knocks]

Web forums are NOT social media. They are moreso incubators for collaborative discussion. Social media not so much.

Anyway no social media for me right now. Gave it up for Lent.

You must be young but yes it is

It's an outdated version that came out around 2001 that used to be called bulletin boards. It is literally what us ancients used to share info , pics etc. Forums and live chats. It's gotten more anonymous today because we didn't know better back then thats why you had dozens of exposals and leaked nudes. But it is def social media
the definition of media
( usually used with a plural verb ) the means of communication

If I'm not mistaken we are using this tool to communicate right now and we are gathered on this tool. Social media

Shiet a forum is more social media than Ig which is technically used to just show imagery not communicate

 

[Tommy Knocks]

I don't have time for that social media shyt because I'm too busy facing reality. My reality isn't bad but it ain't good either. It's painful to be honest. That is something I can't avoid. It hurts me to know that I can't even be real with other people and etc because they're too busy being fake and want me to help them live a lie to make them feel comfortable. My life has always been uncomfortable because I've had to be in situations outside of my comfort zone. Being real for some reason bothers them. It angers me because I remember back in high school, there were a few people that actually understood why I was the way I was at the time and the people that didn't get it were the fake and the frauds. Now you have a whole bunch of fake people lying to themselves and everybody trying to make the real people seem like they're crazy. So a guy like me is a weirdo to them when I'm not being open or living like them.

Im not interested in posting photos of myself for someones attention who thinks a like counts as socializing, showing photos of where I'm at indicating how lonely I am, saying my thoughts and views because I have nobody to tell them to and basically begging people to actually know me. I been there and done that and it wasn't worth it. I felt a lot worse like here I am still feeling socially isolated around people who can see me posting but only care about themselves. Like when I was using fakebook, I had people that only added me as their friend because they needed people to make themselves seem larger than life. Not because they wanted to know them. I REFUSE to be someone's ego boost or feed someones narcissism. I need REAL people around me because I'm dealing with real shyt.

That first line is ironic when you see that wall of text that follows it

 

[TrebleMan]

I don't think so, we're trying to get closer to being connected.

Social media is a chance for people to get their 15 minutes of fame by making crazy comments.

"Likes" hit the same rewarding brain functions as video games do according to science.

 

[Pazzy]

That first line is ironic when you see that wall of text that follows it

You sound like have a big book shelf at home, breh.

Bet you have anxiety attacks as soon as you open a book.

It's never too late to...

 

[Tommy Knocks]

You sound like have a big book shelf at home, breh.

Bet you have anxiety attacks as soon as you open a book.

It's never too late to...

A wall of text is a wall of text even if you read books

 

[Pazzy]

A wall of text is a wall of text even if you read books

Yeah if you don't know how to read. The point I'm making is you make reading sound like it's a bad thing to do when it should be fundamental.

 

[Tommy Knocks]

Yeah if you don't know how to read. The point I'm making is you make reading sound like it's a bad thing to do when it should be fundamental.

That wasn't the point. You stated you had no time for social media. You are here right now.