How many of you use social media for R/C discussion?

[Speedy!]

I prefer forums where there's some accountability vs FB where people say anything as it quickly disappears.

I feel like I lose a few brain cells everytime I look at FB so there's that. My time is literally measured in minutes a month like single digit minutes.

 

[N.Mango]

I prefer forums where there's some accountability vs FB where people say anything as it quickly disappears.

I feel like I lose a few brain cells everytime I look at FB so there's that. My time is literally measured in minutes a month like single digit minutes.

Agreed. A forum like this gives you more of a chance to feel it out get to know what others have actually tried or is doing and in turn help a whole lot more.

 

[Senton_Prime]

I prefer forums where there's some accountability vs FB where people say anything as it quickly disappears.

I feel like I lose a few brain cells everytime I look at FB so there's that. My time is literally measured in minutes a month like single digit minutes.

What do u mean as far as your time!?

 

[WoodiE]

Just wondering how active the groups and pages or whatever they're called now are. Most R/C forums (this one seemingly being an exception) have died off in popularity and I'm told much of the activity has moved to things like FB groups. I don't have social media accounts and won't make them for ideological reasons so I can't verify this myself. Trying to get a read on whether the R/C online community has contracted since I was last involved in it about 10 years ago when many forums were active, or if it has simply changed form and moved on to other platforms.

There was a time when forums was the premier "social media" site. I think forums in general saw a decline in activity when other social media platforms came about as people left to check out those other platforms. I think after several years on many of these platforms, people are starting to wake up to what a cesspool most of those platforms are and are leaving in droves.

In turn I don't think forums are "back" or at least as they where many years ago and they probably won't be, but that's for a number of reasons. That said, they certainly are not dead by no means and I can say at least on nearly every one of my sites they are picking up more and more steam each month.

 

[Senton_Prime]

All I want to say rn is a/s/l?

 

[🇺🇸 DΞזΞפּ 🇺🇸]

Sometimes on FB, just talking crap, trolling, they are ruthless out there

 

[The Bean]

There was a time when forums was the premier "social media" site. I think forums in general saw a decline in activity when other social media platforms came about as people left to check out those other platforms. I think after several years on many of these platforms, people are starting to wake up to what a cesspool most of those platforms are and are leaving in droves.

In turn I don't think forums are "back" or at least as they where many years ago and they probably won't be, but that's for a number of reasons. That said, they certainly are not dead by no means and I can say at least on nearly every one of my sites they are picking up more and more steam each month.

People these days love "quick fun" (hence the popularity of short tick tocks). I do not like short vids, as I love to go in depth. I do not like short SM posts, so I go to this forum.

 

[🇺🇸 DΞזΞפּ 🇺🇸]

People these days love "quick fun" (hence the popularity of short tick tocks). I do not like short vids, as I love to go in depth. I do not like short SM posts, so I go to this forum.

I freaking hate TikTok first because everyone at work acts like a zombie watching this Shite, the other reason? yup China

 

[jkflow]

Seems like we all have the same attitude towards the predominant form of social media. Only leaves the cream of the crop remaining in forums like this one!

 

[The Bean]

I freaking hate TikTok first because everyone at work acts like a zombie watching this Shite

Same with games. Everybody does what I refer to as "waiting room games" (candy crush, idle games, clash Royale etc).
In the Netherlands, people had grown past that, but here it is all the rage again

 

[🇺🇸 DΞזΞפּ 🇺🇸]

I wish I could go back to no smart phones times

 

[N.Mango]

Sometimes on FB, just talking crap, trolling, they are ruthless out there

Thats what I hear.

 

[jkflow]

The vision:
People have a mini computer in their hands, they can now access libraries, books and educate themselves, and we all get smarter and have great conversation advancing the civilization.

Reality:

 

[Senton_Prime]

The vision:
People have a mini computer in their hands, they can now access libraries, books and educate themselves, and we all get smarter and have great conversation advancing the civilization.

Reality:

That would be dope!! For the informative and wisdom purposes!! But then would we bombarded with lies and betrayal as well!? What a nutshell

 

[N.Mango]

The advice I gave to my teenage nephew when he asked me for advice about girls, I told him NOT to text this girl he was thinking about...go TALK to her.
While the other boys are texting her, You'll be the only one who she's actually hearing.

Social media should be changed to "anti" social media. The next gen don't know how to communicate!

 

[🇺🇸 DΞזΞפּ 🇺🇸]

The vision:
People have a mini computer in their hands, they can now access libraries, books and educate themselves, and we all get smarter and have great conversation advancing the civilization.

Reality:

hahaha +1
I even lost some social skills since that phone....hell I became a Hermit besides work, can't date these days anymore cuz weird zombified women a plenty every freaking where.

 

[N.Mango]

I wish I could go back to no smart phones times

the days that you had to wait till the next day at school to tell your friend something.
Now its all instant and all drama.

 

[Senton_Prime]

I freaking hate TikTok first because everyone at work acts like a zombie watching this Shite, the other reason? yup China

Yea you say that, but they dumbing us down.. in China they don't even see the dumb and stupid @ss videos we see.. they would never be allowed.. they only show informative and educational sh!t.. totally different bro!! Fr

 

[🇺🇸 DΞזΞפּ 🇺🇸]

AAAANNND we are Hijacking again WildOwl and others Shite is going off everywhere

Yea you say that, but they dumbing us down.. in China they don't even see the dumb and stupid @ss videos we see.. they would never be allowed.. they only show informative and educational sh!t.. totally different bro!! Fr1

agreed, the outlook isn't too rosy, Evolution? we should go back because we F@cked up.

 

[arrmadillo]

I never had a computer until 2005, and a cell phone years after that. Tried to stay oldschool as long as I could.