[lurkingllama]

It's funny to me that we still call it "social media", when it bears no similarities to its original form. Back when your feed was sourced from your real-life friends and colleagues, and the only "algorithms" that existed were to show your latest friend's post at the top.

It's a bummer, because I think a platform that follows Facebook's original intent has just as much value in today's world, if not more.

[zappb]

The original form was referred to as social networking. Social media is the current form with algorithmic broadcasting.

[teaearlgraycold]

Well we still call them phones, which is a more extreme case of semantic drift.

[drooopy]

Calling 2026's facebook, instagram, tiktok, xshitter, whatever "social media" is like calling a casino "the 3rd place that you socialise out with your mates".