Social media and reddit are ruining everything.

[AceAndrew777]

Pretty interesting perspective ... they also point out the benefits of forums over social media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuFlMtZmvY0

[McGyver]

Just like I won't buy brake and engine parts from ePay nor Amazon,
neither do I even try with social media and any level of expertise.
It's for kitty pictures and finding out what your relatives ate (and drank) for dinner last night.

There are several academics far more intelligent than I
who are pretty convinced that 'antisocial media' is going to be
our version of Rome's lead pipes.

Me, I still frequent forums, and when our local CCA shut down their forums, I stopped sending money.

And you can walk on my grass, but don't try to SnapSplat me.

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You can find some cool shit on amazon that you wouldn't expect to be there. I bought a Thayer Motorsports differential 4-clutch upgrade kit about 3 years ago. I was kinda surprised to find it there.

[rturbo 930]

Yes. I'm just gonna say it, social media sites lack the amount of bullying that forums provided. I think it has been a huge detriment to our society, and I stand by that.

Time to replace those anti-bullying campaigns with pro-bullying campaigns.

[lambo]

Ha! No - this isn't "Get of my lawn" energy. It's "My-mouth-is-agasp-at-how-stupid-these-people-are" energy. Now, we were all stupid once - that goes without saying, so I give anyone slack. The issue comes from a question being asked, and someone with real knowledge of the situation answers it (such as the OP) - and then 1000 other noobs decide they don't like that answer, downvote it, and upvote the answer they want to hear. That's just retarded.

Yes. I'm just gonna say it, social media sites lack the amount of bullying that forums provided. I think it has been a huge detriment to our society, and I stand by that.

[Mazi!]

It's amazing how Facebook has ruined many car forums, forums are so much better place for that hobby than facebook and other social media platforms..

really sad..

[TobyB]

Just like I won't buy brake and engine parts from ePay nor Amazon,
neither do I even try with social media and any level of expertise.
It's for kitty pictures and finding out what your relatives ate (and drank) for dinner last night.

There are several academics far more intelligent than I
who are pretty convinced that 'antisocial media' is going to be
our version of Rome's lead pipes.

Me, I still frequent forums, and when our local CCA shut down their forums, I stopped sending money.

And you can walk on my grass, but don't try to SnapSplat me.

t

[Panici]

I feel like the quick serotonin hit from social media has become the norm for an internet thing. The slow pace of a forum just isn't how most people want to interact online anymore.

That's exactly what it is.
Social media feeds designed to keep you scrolling and engaged by targeting how your brain works.
Same thing with modern media and movies.

It's destroying people's attention spans.

[roguetoaster]

Maybe we all have to abandon the forums so another generation can rediscover how cool they are some time in the future.

[McGyver]

I feel like the quick serotonin hit from social media has become the norm for an internet thing. The slow pace of a forum just isn't how most people want to interact online anymore. I just appreciate the ability to document my builds and to research how other people have done things.

[Aleman]

Forums are still so good for info retention and reference! Some of the threads can be long, and there's no guarantee that the info is right. Usually, misinformation is addressed by other posters if you read the whole thread. Also, if the story of the guy who 'poped' his tire and crashed into a house were posted on FB, it would be long gone by now. To read the story, here's the link. R3V members pooled money to send the homeowner a pizza and made a T-Shirt to celebrate the hilarity of it all.

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/general-discussion/253977-crashed-my-e30-like-a-tool

[roguetoaster]

Ha! No - this isn't "Get of my lawn" energy. It's "My-mouth-is-agape-at-how-stupid-these-people-are" energy. Now, we were all stupid once - that goes without saying, so I give anyone slack. The issue comes from a question being asked, and someone with real knowledge of the situation answers it (such as the OP) - and then 1000 other noobs decide they don't like that answer, downvote it, and upvote the answer they want to hear. That's just retarded.

Woah, GG is back.

[george graves]

Ha! No - this isn't "Get of my lawn" energy. It's "My-mouth-is-agasp-at-how-stupid-these-people-are" energy. Now, we were all stupid once - that goes without saying, so I give anyone slack. The issue comes from a question being asked, and someone with real knowledge of the situation answers it (such as the OP) - and then 1000 other noobs decide they don't like that answer, downvote it, and upvote the answer they want to hear. That's just retarded.

[bangn]

Kick social media in the bin, it will make you happier. I dont have facebook, insta, twitter, reddit or anything and its great.

[Chilezen]

I have this forum bookmarked on my desktop and open it nearly every day. I don't browse every section, just ones of my interest, to see what's new.
I just like the feel of a big computer screen, and like Barry and rturbo said, I'm more inclined to write and double check things here, than if I were tapping on a little screen. My phone is pretty much reserved for Instagram and texting.
I think this train of thought is why social media overall has less quality substance; maybe people are less likely to put in a little more effort through a phone, which is where most people are spending their time.

[rturbo 930]

I browse forums and social media via desktop and cell phone. I find that on the desktop, I'm more likely to write a well thought out paragraph, insert links/images, search, fact check, etc. than when I'm browsing from my phone. It makes sense since I am sitting down at a desktop devoting my attention to what I am doing.

That's a good point. I am exclusively a desktop user. Browsing a forum on a phone I just find claustrophobic. Can't easily open a bunch of tabs to switch back and forth between, too much of a pain to type out a long response, link things, upload photos, etc. I use my phone more like a swiss modern army knife, less like a PC replacement.