Not sure i follow. I said i didn't need one because, well, i don't believe i do. Good evidence of this is that i have not, and do not currently, have one. Nor have i ever used Twitter, Facebook or any social platform beyond link aggregators. And even with link aggregators i've rotated accounts and/or deleted history frequently as a way to undermine "identity", which to me is vital to social networks.
With that said, lately i've been in the process for searching for one because of the reasons i stated above. I'm looking for a like-minded community on Art stuffs. A forum will do, but microblogging seems to be more inlined with my desired, as i described above.
I guess to reword my previous post; "social networks" can have different applications in my view. In the case of microblogging, i like the idea more as a Forum flipped on it's head to reduce friction on content posting.
Not sure what that has to do with my use case. I'm not interested in what Joey from school did, you are correct. That's why i'm not on Facebook.
If Joey started creating Art in the category i'm interested in then i would be. Because i'm interested in the content, specifically. Mastodon feels a good platform to push and pull said content, when compared to Forums at least.
You seem to be arguing something entirely outside of what i'm describing. As if my use case is somehow a misguided drug addiction that i don't even have yet. Remember, i've not and never have been on FB/Twitter. How can you equate me to a cigarette smoker when i don't yet smoke?
We're probably not going to agree, and I trust you understand your own needs and wants better than I do. Have a good weekend, I apologize for mischaracterizing you with a generalization.
Oh no worries, though i'm happy to better understand your thoughts on this subject. I don't think you generalized me either, we're still exchanging information/facts in this discussion. Apologies if i came off harsh.
I just think it's safe to say that i'm definitely not addicted to traditional social media.. by the fact that i'm not on any of them. I'd be willing to accept the argument that i am addicted to HN, though i do think i take reasonable steps to mitigate that.
BUT, i'm not sure if you'd classify HN as Social Media in the same way that FB/Twitter is.
With that said, lately i've been in the process for searching for one because of the reasons i stated above. I'm looking for a like-minded community on Art stuffs. A forum will do, but microblogging seems to be more inlined with my desired, as i described above.
I guess to reword my previous post; "social networks" can have different applications in my view. In the case of microblogging, i like the idea more as a Forum flipped on it's head to reduce friction on content posting.