Article rings true. The teenagers I know all just message each other. Now Insta or anything.
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Ive been saying (I don't think it's a unique view of mine by the way) for a while that social media usage will be seen as 'sad' and 'losery' pretty soon. Ie how using forums and such used to be seen. Touch Grass is a political movement. Lol
I've also sort of seen a resurgence of messageboards (obviously this is anecdotal).
Makes sense that people want a semblance of community, 'community' might be too grand a word here. But 'online community' or just a topic/interest-focused grouping in message board -style
Absolutely! Regular social is broken with no recovery in sight. Community is a need of the human, we have a great opportunity here to build a social we need and deserve.