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[-] Meron35@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

I was listing specific examples which appealed to your non standard definition of social media, but you've moved the goalposts, and ignored the extra features such as STI services that even typical social media often lack. Anyway, it seems that you have a narrow and non contemporary definition of social media. It is simply any form of mass communication over the internet, including but not limited to email mailing lists, BBS, or even "just chat" because surprise, people use these systems as social media.

Social media | Definition, History, Examples, & Facts | Britannica - https://www.britannica.com/topic/social-media

[-] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

I've never moved the goalposts. I've held the entire time that social media is a platform for sharing the ongoings of your life with friends or public via a single post.

By your definition, writing your phone number on a bathroom stall is social media. By your definition, literally every single account based service on the Internet is social media.

A term should mean something. It shouldn't just be a fancy team for "oh, you know, everything ever"

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