Comment by vanviegen
2 days ago
> Most parts of Europe long moved away from any social media dependency all that's left is IM/chatting.
Glancing at people's phone screens while riding public transport, I beg to differ. Doom scrolling everywhere. Though much of it is arguably not really 'social network'-like, as most posts appear to be from strangers half a globe away.
IMO There is nothing classicly social about that, none of these apps have any central aspect that makes you engage with people you actually know.
they are just doomscrolling ad platforms not social media in my opinion. It didn't replace anything it just invented a new thing, social is stell well and alive in IMs, slack, discord, ...