Forums v Social Media

[was]

Forums are a better place to meet people who do not think like you.

..Which is what make them such great places to find a good conversation. Discussions between folks who think alike tend to be brief and boring.

 

[Kramodlog]

..Which is what make them such great places to find a good conversation. Discussions between folks who think alike tend to be brief and boring.

I agree.*rimshot*

 

[Kramodlog]

Facebook requires mutual friendships, so not so much on FB (although depending on their algorithm that month - I frequently see FB posts from people I've never heard of because a friend "liked" it, so it's weak mutual). So yeah, FB will be more echo-chambery because you select who you interact with.

Twitter is one-way though. Anybody can follow you, tweet at you, etc. That's non-selective, and where much of the harassment I've heard of appears to take place. I've had the odd obnoxious tweet directed at me, though I haven't been harassed there.

G+ I never quite understood how all the circles worked.

It is true that twitter is less selective, but for non-famous people, you'll be followed to mostly people who know you somehow. I'm guessing Justine Sacco's tweet was retweeted by someone who more or less knew her, not a stranger who just followed her randomly. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/22/pr-exec-fired-racist-tweet-aids-africa-apology

 

[cmad1977]

Forums are a better place to meet people who do not think like you.

I've never met someone via forum.

 

[Kramodlog]

I've never met someone via forum.

In person, never have I. Still, I've met different people on forums.