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A good thread to mention Lemmy in - a Daily Show segment about social media companies, most of the commenters don't seem to realize that nonprofit social media exists! (old.reddit.com)
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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

While I don't discount the veracity of your specific example, its existence doesn't diminish the societal threat that is the accepted mode of social media itself.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

What do you mean by that though? What I object to is reducing the problem to the label. I agree with the sentiment of the OP title, and what I see in the linked thread is people dismissing the idea of a possibility of addressing the problem with basically reductive semantic arguments like

You are aware they will all be social media as well right?

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

We don't disagree, then. ✊🏽