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1. Marcus (marcus@gnusocial.ch)'s status on Friday, 10-Nov-2017 14:58:18 EST Marcus
   I have been monitoring the peoples behavior on other social networks for a while now. There is nearly no interaction at all, besides likes. And even those have reduced over the past few years. I wonder why they call it social if it's only about self-presentation? #twitter #facebook
   1. vinzv (vinzv@gnusocial.de)'s status on Friday, 10-Nov-2017 15:09:40 EST vinzv

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      @marcus "Social" derives from latin "socius", meaning "taking part, being connected". Social networks are therefore being named accurately, otherwise they might be called "interactive networks".
      1. Marcus (marcus@gnusocial.ch)'s status on Friday, 10-Nov-2017 15:13:04 EST Marcus

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         @vinzv but doesn't taking part mean to interact?
         1. vinzv (vinzv@gnusocial.de)'s status on Friday, 10-Nov-2017 16:01:07 EST vinzv

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            @marcus Of course, one cannot interact. Even not acting is acting.
            Maybe "communicative networks" is be a better term for what I meant.
   2. Tobias Dausend (throgh@gnusocial.federated-networks.org)'s status on Friday, 10-Nov-2017 18:58:19 EST Tobias Dausend

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      @marcus Absolutely and most time they call this "conversation". But in reality there is nothing more than some hunt for highscores, being for self-confidence, some flirt with the digital self-portrait or earning money being some kind of "influencer". :-(
   3. Bob Mottram (bob@social.freedombone.net)'s status on Thursday, 16-Nov-2017 03:15:49 EST Bob Mottram

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      @marcus Those are really more about broadcasting than conversations.