[senordevnyc]

You mean outside of the sites where the vast majority of the online traffic and economic activity happen?

Do you really think that anything would meaningfully change in the world if these little niche communities disappeared tomorrow? They’re a rounding error on the internet.

[hot_topic]

You say this as if it’s a good thing, that the internet has been cornered into a few very small but wildly popular corners. You arent wrong. I’m not sure what this has to do with my original point. I did some extremely interesting stuff in these groups.

[senordevnyc]

I’m not praising the status quo, I’m taking issue with your “how the internet actually functions outside the big sites” thing. Of course hardly anyone knows how these tiny weird communities operate: they don’t matter.

[thelittleone]

Please clarify. Do you suggest that because a community is small it doesn't matter?

[tonymet]

accounted for economic activity