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The only problem is people expecting niche experiences with large general service platforms. Want to have engaging and enriching discussions about a topic? The
by jemka 13y ago
The only problem is people expecting niche experiences with large general service platforms.
Want to have engaging and enriching discussions about a topic? There's probably a website for that exact topic. It has a forum or IRC chat room and probably a mailing list. It might have a twitter/facebook account, but those aren't the channels you use if you're really involved.
Want to find those places that have engaging enriching discussions about topics? Stop looking at Facebook, Twitter, et al. That's not where it's happening. And my money is on it never happening. That's not what they're for.
- jeena 13y agoIt is just not true that there is some other forum or IRC or mailing list for the topics one wants to discuss. One example is local politics, Facebook is the only platform where you can find people willing to discuss topics like that, there will never be a forum or IRC channel to discuss the planned railway tunnel in Varberg, my home city. And it is obvious why, most of the non-internet affine people are already on Facebook but will never install a IRC client.
- mkr-hn 13y agoThere's a retail development here in Barrow County (Georgia) where the Facebook page for it has been the center of discussion and the main source of feedback for the developers: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gateway-at-University-Parkway/140741965978772 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gateway-at-University-Parkway... And who can blame them? Most of the 70k residents are already on Facebook. Anything else would have to be built from the ground up.