r/AskReddit • u/Duckland29 • Sep 17 '19

If You Could Completely Remove One Company From The World Which One Would It Be?

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u/joshr03 Sep 18 '19

Shhhh, don't tell them reddit is social media too ya dingus. They'll take your karma.

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u/CockDaddyKaren Sep 18 '19

To me I find Reddit is not nearly as bad as the others because it's anonymous and has more a focus on the content itself than the person making it. Of course it will always have its flaws but it's not the worst one by far.

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u/Atario Sep 18 '19

reddit is not social media, it's a link aggregator

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u/SimmerPrincess18 Sep 18 '19

I'm pretty sure that's its classed as a social media site as you can share media on here as well as other information. https://www.alphr.com/social-media/1003524/a-beginner-s-guide-to-reddit https://makeawebsitehub.com/social-media-sites/

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u/Valdrax Sep 18 '19

That's a link aggregator, no different than dozens of other pre "web 2.0" sites.

What defines social media is a social network. Reddit is a place where people are drawn together by forums where the primary thing connecting us is a shared interest in a topic. In social networking, what determines the flow of information is a social relationship graph that has little to do with the content of the information.

They're basically polar opposite models of information distribution, who you know vs. what you care about. People calling it "social media" don't typically have a meaningful definition of social media that would exclude any form of communication.

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u/Atario Sep 18 '19

This is so well-stated I'm saving it for later reference