Poll of the Day > Would you say the Internet is less about communities, and more about audiences?

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ItsKaljinyuTime 05/22/21 4:14:05 PM #1:	Has the Internet shifted from being about communities to being about audiences? It used to be about forming communities, now it's about gathering audiences. Nothing's changed, everything is the same as it always was. No, in fact the Internet is more about communities and less about audiences than it was in the past. Has the Internet shifted from being about communities to being about audiences? - Results (18 votes) It used to be about forming communities, now it's about gathering audiences. 50% (9 votes) 9 Nothing's changed, everything is the same as it always was. 38.89% (7 votes) 7 No, in fact the Internet is more about communities and less about audiences than it was in the past. 11.11% (2 votes) 2 I don't need to tell you that the forum is a dead format. But I mean communities in general. Up through to maybe the early to mid 2010s, shortly before phoneposting took off, the focus was on Internet communities. Today, it doesn't seem like there are communities. Just content creators and their followers. I think that's on purpose. I think it's meant to be the driving engine behind "Web 3.0" because that's what's most profitable. You own a platform. People on your platform make content. People on your platform then gather massive audiences. Advertisers pay you for that kind of foot traffic. Maybe you cut the content creators some of the dough. But how much money do advertisers have to throw around? I'm always skipping ads. I feel like this has to be a bubble. Why are advertisers paying so much for what I can only assume is earning them no new customers? --- Kaljinyu <cite>ItsKaljinyuTime posted [p:954188888] in Would you ... [t:79473087]...</cite> <quote> Has the Internet shifted from being about communities to being about audiences? It used to be about forming communities, now it's about gathering audiences. Nothing's changed, everything is the same as it always was. No, in fact the Internet is more about communities and less about audiences than it was in the past. Vote View Results Has the Internet shifted from being about communities to being about audiences? - Results (18 votes) It used to be about forming communities, now it's about gathering audiences. 50% (9 votes) 9 Nothing's changed, everything is the same as it always was. 38.89% (7 votes) 7 No, in fact the Internet is more about communities and less about audiences than it was in the past. 11.11% (2 votes) 2 Show Voting Form I don't need to tell you that the forum is a dead format. But I mean communities in general. Up through to maybe the early to mid 2010s, shortly before phoneposting took off, the focus was on Internet communities. Today, it doesn't seem like there are communities. Just content creators and their followers. I think that's on purpose. I think it's meant to be the driving engine behind "Web 3.0" because that's what's most profitable. You own a platform. People on your platform make content. People on your platform then gather massive audiences. Advertisers pay you for that kind of foot traffic. Maybe you cut the content creators some of the dough. But how much money do advertisers have to throw around? I'm always skipping ads. I feel like this has to be a bubble. Why are advertisers paying so much for what I can only assume is earning them no new customers? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 05/22/21 5:03:24 PM #2:	I would argue that the Internet has never really been about communities, more about the illusion of them. What the Internet is actually about is angry mobs/cults. Most "communities" tend to operate in very cultish or mob-mentality driven ways. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:954190264] in Would you ... [t:79473087]...</cite> <quote>I would argue that the Internet has never really been about communities, more about the illusion of them. What the Internet is actually about is angry mobs/cults. Most "communities" tend to operate in very cultish or mob-mentality driven ways.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 05/22/21 5:10:14 PM #3:	Based on my young Nephew and Niece talking about youtubers the most I'd say it's changed somewhat over the years as youtube and social media in general has become more accessible. However some things are basically the same. Discord is popular but that's just a evolution of MSN messenger and chat rooms. Forums are still popular too. Mumsnet comes to mind. I also don't think communities have died out at all. For most interests you have you'll probably be able to find a forum, discord servers and indeed youtubers that make part of the community you seek. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - https://imgur.com/guXxsmA <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:954190463] in Would you ... [t:79473087]...</cite> <quote>Based on my young Nephew and Niece talking about youtubers the most I'd say it's changed somewhat over the years as youtube and social media in general has become more accessible. However some things are basically the same. Discord is popular but that's just a evolution of MSN messenger and chat rooms. Forums are still popular too. Mumsnet comes to mind. I also don't think communities have died out at all. For most interests you have you'll probably be able to find a forum, discord servers and indeed youtubers that make part of the community you seek. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 05/22/21 5:32:17 PM #4:	That seems largely true of social media, although it was probably always true. However, you do have weak-willed, simple-minded people who seek out affiliations. There are always going to be followers rather than just aspiring leaders. ParanoidObsessive posted... What the Internet is actually about is angry mobs/cults. Most "communities" tend to operate in very cultish or mob-mentality driven ways. Cults are communities, too! --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:954191082] in Would you ... [t:79473087]...</cite> <quote>That seems largely true of social media, although it was probably always true. However, you do have weak-willed, simple-minded people who seek out affiliations. There are always going to be followers rather than just aspiring leaders. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>What the Internet is actually about is angry mobs/cults. Most "communities" tend to operate in very cultish or mob-mentality driven ways.</quote> Cults are communities, too! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 05/22/21 7:07:33 PM #5:	The internet is a nervous system with no brain It can react but it doesnt actually think --- YOU control the numbers of leches. -Sal Vulcano <cite>Mead posted [p:954194171] in Would you ... [t:79473087]...</cite> <quote>The internet is a nervous system with no brain It can react but it doesnt actually think </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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