I wonder if there should be a more generic pop-culture discussion thread to get it started. I know I enjoy a few aspects of pop-culture and would like to discuss. If you start it people will join

Be the change. Start discussing those things, and others will eventually discuss it with you.

I would probably subscribe, as I love collecting and discussing all kinds of random events.

Youtube has been my main source for this stuff since I left reddit for good. I really went deep into Kanye/Drake since it was still considered a rap battle.

I watched hours of the Sean Combs development.

Mr Beast drama has been a big part of my entertainment as well.

And while my Youtube feed is usually sports free, I couldnt escape the Donçic transfer.

I dont watch TV or streaming services, so this is my entertainment before going to bed. Giving me world-politics that late just keeps me awake.

Yes, lemmy is so small sadly.

That's why I'm here. This week, I learned who Kendrick Lamar and Drake are, and I feel stupider for it.

I don't. We have most of the news everyone else has, if not the same. So i feel up to date on world events on the days i don't bother reading actual news.(Although id prefer less USA news everywhere)

For entertainment there are comms, especially on .ee that cater to movies and tv well enough. Though some stuff slips by, but that's ok.

For more specific things it helps to search for whatever subject you're interested in. Barring Superbowl, which is actually Superb Owl, I'm sure there's people here talking about the game and the show. Sports is definitely covered on lemmy.

If there isn't that you can find, then make it happen. People interested will reapond if you post it.

No, because Lemmy isn't social media. It's a link aggregator.

Social media requires you to know who the other people are, or at least that the identity and personality of the other people posting matters to what you consume. Apart from one or two attention-seeking exceptions, I almost never notice who posted something.

In fact, Lemmy being a Reddit clone, you may remember Reddit stirring controversy for years as they did try to become social media - adding avatars, followers functions, chat groups, etc.; none of which really suit the platform or its audience. Perhaps as the audience has changed they've gotten what they wanted.

If "social media" is just the ability to comment anonymously on Internet content and argue with strangers, then the guest book on my Geocities soccer page was social media.

I find that I see memes here about a week before my wife shows them to me (presumably from reddit)