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It was so freeing when I escaped that at 35.

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I mean we're just now participating (i.e. discussing) socially. So what in what world isn't that social media? I think we both agree that Facebook is bad social media, but that doesn't mean that something like lemmy isn't social media. Just because the term has a bad reputation because of platforms like Facebook or Instagram.

As much as I support Cannabis not being schedule 1 drug (in the US), it's a bad comparison, as it's a classification by the government, while social media is a cumulative term for various characteristics of an (internet) platform, in which lemmy definitely falls in...

Yes News aggregator is the sub class of that form of social media, but as it is done by the community, and there's a lot of social interaction, it's still social media...

Moineau

I thought it was Metroid Prime at first.

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That is already what homeopaths do.

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It's a knockoff version. The secret ingredient is mold.

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The ghouls behind these things are definitely putting lead in kids to make the next generation good consumers.

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Sounds like someone is getting primed...

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This is the “I don’t have an elementary school aged child post”

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Darth_Mew

whatever helps you sleep

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I haven't even heard of Feastables or Lunchly until this meme.

JackbyDev

I don't lose sleep over online miscommunications I'm not involved in.

mechoman444

Cannabis is classified as a Schedule 1 narcotic because of certain properties that vaguely resemble the effects of much stronger drugs such as LSD or heroin (politics notwithstanding).

In the same way, Reddit and Lemmy are categorized as social media because they share some elements traditionally associated with social media platforms. These elements are similar to features found on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok, but are far more limited and only loosely resemble them.

The primary focus of platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok is to promote interaction and connection between users, often through real-world identities rather than anonymity. On the other hand, interactions on Reddit and Lemmy are almost exclusively anonymous and not necessarily encouraged as a central function of the platform.

By your definition, nearly anything could qualify as social media as long as it involves media and some capacity for correspondence. This broad and vague categorization dilutes the meaning of the term, making it less useful as a precise descriptor.

For this reason, I do not consider platforms like Reddit and Lemmy to be social media.

I understand that they're categorized as such I understand they're considered social media and I absolutely disagree with that categorization.

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For this reason, I do not consider platforms like Reddit and Lemmy to be social media.

Do what you think, but then you're living in your own world ¯\_(ツ)_/¯