Then you stimulate the clitoris

Stargate+ Maxx Ultraviolet

It’s the exclusivity bullshit that gets me.

It could be: New movie is released! Anyone who pays the price tag gets to stream it!

But no, we must bidding war gouge.

On top of that, X Y and Z services exist in America, but not in other countries, so in this other country, everything is on Netflix, while I had to jump between three different services at one point just to watch Stargate

Spokesperson has to respond immediately. Paperwork and analysis people take a bit more time.

Still waiting for Twitter to die first. Been waiting for a decade to see Facebook die. I’m not hopeful

Who are you so wise in the ways of science?

The book is better and way nerdier. If you want ultimate nerdiness, the audiobook is narrated by Wil Wheaton!

Whine about my taxes going up again. Cry laugh at John Stewart. Go defend my school board

Either way, seatbelts should always be buckled while seated. The seatbelt sign turned off doesn’t negate that.

Takes one to know one

I dunno, I think he learned that he’s pretty intolerable himself, but didn’t figure out it that he could have different neighbors that aren’t Patrick and SpongeBob

Thanks, I’d never seen that! It’s pretty glorious itself

I think that Lemmy and Reddit are 100% social media.

Common/Wiki definition:

Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks.

Content aggregators aren’t discluded. Especially in this case where original content can and does exist.

The biggest difference, I believe, as to why Lemmy is social media and a typical forum is not, is the sorting. In a forum, the discussion is chronological as in a conversation. Here, more likes gets you more noticed. In content AND in discussion. Thus there is incentive. Whether you care about likes or not, it exist and so does incentive for social relevancy. It drives what you see.

Next becomes use case. You CAN sort the comments chronologically, but nobody does that. You CAN just read and never post, but people also do that on Instagram. Maybe you don’t care about likes and aren’t trying to get them. But they exist, and other users do care. If I didn’t care about Facebook likes, it’s still social media.

Whether you like it or not, everything is socially manipulated on this site.

Maybe you don’t feel the negative effects that are typically associated with social media, and that’s great. But some people here do and can get angry/upset/defensive about being down voted. Either way, those effects are not a part of the definition, although the connotation does exist. And the same could be said about any social media. Some people are more headstrong and less effected. This site is not nearly as predatory as the big ones and (depending on your communities) don’t always have the intent to drive your emotional response. But those communities and users do exist.

I only have Instagram installed because there’s a few people who send me (usually political) clips so we can chat about them when we hang out or text. I’m not following anyone I know. I have added a few of the creators. I’ve never once liked or reposted anything. So can I now say Instagram isn’t social media?

Perhaps subcategories could be created, but that’s besides the point. This site absolutely fits at least that one definition, which removes all connotation and defensive argument that can be had.

OP is here interacting with a network of users sharing ideas that are being sorted by popularity, then viewing other posts sorted by popularity. This is socially driven media.

Best intro EVER

Oh yeah, she talked about that, too. “About to” refered to Rafah and was used to instill a sense of urgency in their actions

Alternative facts, thank you very much

I’m happy to have my server block misinformation and hate. I can do it myself just as easily, but it’s great to be able to say my community doesn’t put up with or tolerate it. Their hateful message doesn’t deserve any weight. It’s disingenuous or based on false premises that are unshakeable via social media aggregator or whatever this is. There are just some communities that are toxic hate factories. Maybe some people need that in their lives? I personally don’t think it’s healthy, but they’ll just take that as having my head in the sand or whatever.

Meanwhile, new communities are born, and I’m happy to join with them and see new ideas and content.

The team acknowledges that other forces could be at play that might explain the behavior that they simulated but suggest they are less likely.

Space Whales

Where did you come from, where did you go?

They don’t make em like they used to. I died at “my lawnmower!”

You might recognize a younger, less murderous football player named OJ Simpson catching and attempting to spike a baby.

The Untouchables movie scene for reference:

https://youtu.be/n6Vtgvnkybc?si=SEoxk3SG1xUKxf4M