Kinda circlejerky, but sometimes it feels good to get jerked off, I suppose.
Can you explain what exactly circlejerk means in the context of internet communities? I'm aware of the other definition. Does it just mean coming back around and around to the same topic? I see it used in various ways. I enjoyed the write up though. It's nice to think that Hubski has the potential to grow and it's also nice that he presents Hubski in an honest way. We are small, but I sincerely think we can scale and not disrupt the experience we have now, but only accentuate it. That is the true test. The New Reddit? Nah. How about the first Hubski.
A circlejerk is a bunch of like minded people all sitting around "debating", but really not debating or discussing anything, just reinforcing each others identical worldview. Like on Reddit, when you post a thread along the lines of "Does anyone else not like the NSA spying on us?", the comment section is just going to be a circlejerk of agreement. It's not a discussion, it's not a debate, it's just "YEAH TOTALLY I KNOW RIGHT?". It's essentially just going round and round on the same topic with no movement. It's just a circlejerk. Like /r/politics on Reddit is a great example. Everyone there, that comments anyway, has the exact same opinion, because they all formed their opinions in the same place.
Ya, I'm not sure if I like the reddit comparison. I mean reddit isn't going away. If Hubski scales up substantially it will be because it is filling a different function for the Internet than reddit currently serves.The New Reddit? Nah. How about the first Hubski.
Ya, I'm not sure if I like the reddit comparison. I mean reddit isn't going away. If Hubski scales up substantially it will be because it is filling a different function for the Internet than reddit currently serves.
Exactly. The quote at the end is from a comment I made on Hubski and I think the analogy is apt. I hang out with various people in various circles of my life for different reasons. Why should online communities be any different? There's room for us all.
I agree with you. I think reddit is a great platform for community building around single topics, whether it is a naked girl or birds with arms or weird marine life or whatever. I hope that reddit continues to fill the function of showing off the best easy-to-consume content with a strong commenting platform. However, I think that hubski will continue to fill the void of longer form content or more challenging content with people who actually want to discuss rather than comment. There are, no doubt, still subreddits that have discussions on higher quality content, whether it be in niche smaller subreddits or with heavy moderation, but overall reddit no longer is the place to go for that type of content and discussion.
Well, insomniasexx pretty much hit it on the head. Reddit offers instant thrills and it's easy to get distracted. Of course, users can tailor their experience too, but defaults make a huge impact on new users as far as tone and mentality. Hubski, from the get-go presents itself as the kind of place that one needs to interact with in a much more proactive way. Also, reddit exists as a foil to hubski, at least for me. I can get my cheap thrills and then head over here to learn something and to actually interact with users who are focused on the same kind of thing.
As far as I know, circle jerking on the net is stroking of each other's egos a bit excessively. Posting a story on Hubski about how awesome Hubski is seems to fit this definition. Not that I mind (so long as it's just form time to time), just having a little fun with it.