[baeaz]

I disagree that this is a social media, I don't even look at the names of those who leave comments or those I reply to. It's like I'm reading and talking to the hivemind.

[WhiteBlueSkies]

You don't get it. It's social media. You interact get upvotes(dopamine hits). argue and feel entertained through the screen of your device.

[somesortofthing]

These things are all possible in iMessage. Is iMessage social media?

[drstewart]

I don't look at the names of commenters on Twitter or Instagram, so those aren't social media either?

[mr_mitm]

HN still serves as a source of distraction for time periods of arbitrary length. TikTok may also not be a social network, but it's distracting and addicting. The content on HN is just a bit more geared towards the intellectual (and The Algorithm is less powerful).