Advantages of Bitcointalk over social media

[TheUltraElite]

Who needs social media when you have bitcointalk?

The drama that was present in this forum a few years back when flag system was not there and DT was full power, its not worth digging those up. But truly speaking, the control over scams was iron-fisted at that time. It is way more than what you see on social media.

Most of us here are aware about privacy and prefer not to use social media, so this "idea" is a bit of a circle jerk.

The average population on this world, will use social media more than a forum. Its like asking the questions "bitcoin is better than traditional assets" and then getting 99% yes response on this forum.

[mindrust]

I don’t use any social media at all. People say this forum is a spamfest but they probably haven’t seen twitter. Twitter is almost 90% bot fest. I read posts in twitter because people share twitter links a lot. I don’t post anything on twitter and I don’t read anything there in my free time. I deleted my facebook long time ago and never used Instagram. The forum used to be a better place of course but it is still far better than any social media crap out there.

[Bravut]

The advantage of Bitcointalk over social media is subjective to individual choices, as members of this forum will see her merits over Social Media so also some persons that use Social media platforms creatively will also give there own opinions, the difference is in what is shared, Opinions, Knowledge and values. Personally Bitcointalk have helped me with a diverse knowledge on Bitcoin and related Topics under it aside this I also learnt some other things aside the forum which both have shaped me greatly. In essence this comparison is not worth it.

Nice one OP for your creative writing.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I don’t use any social media at all. People say this forum is a spamfest but they probably haven’t seen twitter. Twitter is almost 90% bot fest. I read posts in twitter because people share twitter links a lot. I don’t post anything on twitter and I don’t read anything there in my free time. I deleted my facebook long time ago and never used Instagram. The forum used to be a better place of course but it is still far better than any social media crap out there.

I agree you know. X (Twitter) or whatever you want to call it is a total spam fest. I dunno about general stuff but Bitcoin related tweets are full of bots. Elon said he would deal with the bots, he hasn’t done a great job of it so far.

I really should delete my Facebook too really, Cuckerberg’s spyware and lots of people I don’t have much to do with any more. Maybe 20% of the ‘friends’ I have on there I even see any more.

Hope you’re good any way, long time no speak.

[AVE5]

What I like more about Bitcointalk is that it opens your knowledge and the way you will understand things. Before I joined this forum, I believe almost everything that I see online like social media, YouTube contents and Google searches, but when I joined and become a member on this forum, I saw a lot of mistakes online. If you make mistake on this forum, you will be corrected to edit the OP or your post which is better.

I do not have much activities on social media, especially Meta like Facebook and Instagram. I only make use of Twitter which people on this forum will also be using. This forum is a place of knowledge.

The honest truth is that being a member of this bitcointalk forum is a one privilege of which it will Optimize your mindset to stay focus on what you're doing and most especially researching before agreeing to whatever being speculated.
The social media isn't a trusted place and being in this platform will make you understand that most informations from the medias are incorrect because the media aids understands that what the masses are more interested about is to hear what they expected and not the reality which its truth maybe bitter,
That's why bitcoin as a reputable Cryptocurrency and it users doesn't believe on hyping the technology development In other to gain massive adoptors nor to gain values.

[LTU_btc]

BTW, OP, just thought about one Bitcointalk advantage against social media websites. This forum is clean from ads anfd it's really big thing. While most of social media websites is full of annoying ads, probably there is more commercials than actual content.

In reality, a forum (whatever it may be) is a social network. The difference is in the form of interaction between users, and the associated purposes.

So the difference is not between an apple and a hamburger. Before, it's between an apple and a tomato, both are fruits, but they have quite different uses. 

Maybe such comparison sounds better. Personally, I don't consider forums as social media website, I see it as message board, but in general yeah

[Asiska02]

Whatever points you have mentioned might be correct, but I would say that there is a difference between a social media platform and a forum.

A forum is a place for people to exchange knowledge and information, whereas a social media platform is a place for people to communicate and socialize, so there are different use cases hence different rules and regulations.

Social media this days are also used as a platform to share knowledge. It has crossed beyond just socialising and communicating. But the most case use of it still remains in the sector of socialising and communicating. It is now at your own peril to believe in whatever you come across on social media either to accept it or not. When you get more familiar with those social platforms, you can easily see and know the authentic and fake news.

The forum has now come in a more authentic form. It easily filter out the fake news and misleading ones and only trail on those that are genuine. The main aim of this is not to deviate from its purpose of sharing the right and truthful information about bitcoin ecosystem. When there is changes in them, they become very fake not to be shared in the forum. As this forum is a place of knowledge like school, fake news shouldn’t be tolerated and this is one big advantage the forum has over social media.

[Rengga Jati]

What is clear is that there are more obvious differences between social media and this forum:
- This is more specific and is indeed specific to the cryptocurrency world. So yes, we can get various norms regarding cryptocurrency that are more specific, updated, and discussions between memes here are more connected.

Meanwhile, if I look at social media, most of them are just more focused on promotion. We can find various promotions related to new projects and there are indeed many social media accounts whose purpose is for this, including people who make money from promotions and free programs with prizes. But unfortunately, there are a lot of scams on social media, in my opinion there are far more, unfortunately also, there is no control or ability for people to declare if they are scams and give them a bad reputation. Yes, because social media is freer for anyone to be there.

Meanwhile in this forum, just look, if there is a projection of scams, then the members here immediately give a reputation for scam accusations and various things that make us much more aware of various types of scams. Not only that, there is a lot of information and also sharing stories or news related to crypto, good and bad, which makes us more aware of crypto itself and what we will do next. Then, what's different is that we can discuss more specifically here, with more controlled language and more significant discussion, which is very different from on social media.

[uchegod-21]

I don’t use any social media at all. People say this forum is a spamfest but they probably haven’t seen twitter. Twitter is almost 90% bot fest. I read posts in twitter because people share twitter links a lot. I don’t post anything on twitter and I don’t read anything there in my free time. I deleted my facebook long time ago and never used Instagram. The forum used to be a better place of course but it is still far better than any social media crap out there.

I have just seen someone like me, I don't use twitter and I also do not use Instagram and I don't have a tiktok account. I only have a facebook account which I don't visit frequently. I am very ok with the forum. Although, sometimes here feel boring but I have a way to deal with it. That is reading older threads.

Congratulations to me! I'm now a junior member.

Congratulations to you!
It is not difficult to reach a jr member rank, but many people wouldn't know how special it is to you. I have been there and I know the feelings. Keep pushing!

[Sandra_hakeem]

Before I joined this forum, I believe almost everything that I see online like social media, YouTube contents and Google searches, but when I joined and become a member on this forum, I saw a lot of mistakes online.

To be really honest,I realized how vulnerable I was to any crypto space scams after spending a good time in here...I can't help but applaud the admin for managing a place like this up until today.

Sometimes, things don't really get as interesting as it should be from the start; especially when I tried to surf through and, I wasn't able to contribute to a single discussion at all. Braced up after a few deleted post and began constructive criticism - that's exactly how I got to learn!
..and oh, the social media? It's not even compatible!

[Floxynice]

By the way, if you plan on sticking around and making posts with any kind of honesty, be prepared for criticism if not outright hostility at times.  In other words, I hope you have a thick skin on you because some members can be quite prickly.  Best of luck to you, m'man.

Thank you so much for your advice. To be honest, this is what I need right now and it came just at the right time. From my last two recent posts, I have already started facing such hostility from some members and this can be discouraging for someone who is working hard to make honest posts. I can't really say I have a thick skin, I am human and every negative comment I get here tends to affect my personal life. Notwithstanding, I plan on sticking around for a very long time, I'll try to work on my emotions.

BTW, OP, just thought about one Bitcointalk advantage against social media websites. This forum is clean from ads anfd it's really big thing. While most of social media websites is full of annoying ads, probably there is more commercials than actual content.

Thanks so much for your contribution. I wish to edit my post and add your reply to it if only you'll approve it. The fact that we do not have annoying ads and commercials popping up at intervals in this forum is another thing I find interesting about this forum which makes it even more unique than other social media platforms.

But, I'm just curious, how do the moderators of this forum get money to run and maintain the forum since there are no ads and commercials to generate income to the forum?

[charrles]

You missed one important  point. Bitcointalk offers us the resources to be able to make money. Social media just consumes time which could have been used to earn money.

[Distinctin]

I don’t use any social media at all. People say this forum is a spamfest but they probably haven’t seen twitter. Twitter is almost 90% bot fest. I read posts in twitter because people share twitter links a lot. I don’t post anything on twitter and I don’t read anything there in my free time. I deleted my facebook long time ago and never used Instagram. The forum used to be a better place of course but it is still far better than any social media crap out there.

I think it’s okay to use social media provided that you also have your own limitations set on it. For me, I’ve seen it more as a source of entertainment but never for educational purposes as I know majority of these being shared do not have reliable sources at all. And if ever there are, there’s only rare of them.

Unlike bitcointalk, everything comes from its original author itself except for those who are fond of plagiarism. And what’s good thing also is that bitcointalk shares real life true stories and experiences, that would bring lessons for other members, compared to social media where everything is made to become hyped so that views and subscriptions will be maximize.

[Floxynice]

You missed one important  point. Bitcointalk offers us the resources to be able to make money. Social media just consumes time which could have been used to earn money.

Thanks for this feedback, but inasmuch social media has lots of distractions which tends to consume people's time alot, focused and determined people still earn from social media just like anyone who is hardworking in this forum.

[Rikafip]

You missed one important  point. Bitcointalk offers us the resources to be able to make money. Social media just consumes time which could have been used to earn money.

Tell that to all those YouTubers/Tiktokers/Instagramers/crypto Twitter influencers etc who are making shit load of money via social media. The only difference is that entry barrier to actually do it is much lower on bitcointalk so even a shitposter can make something.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Congratulations to me! I'm now a junior member.

Don't try too hard to earn merit and rank up quick. You will be in others ignore lists soon unless you are giving good value from your posts. The post you made did not add any good value but some words and lines to please the readers to send you some merits [that you thought].

[Potato Chips]

But, I'm just curious, how do the moderators of this forum get money to run and maintain the forum since there are no ads and commercials to generate income to the forum?

We had a regular ads space auction but it was discontinued as Theymos prioritized user safety among other things. However, I remember it was said, the forum has enough reserves to be able to run smoothly for many many years. It's also important to note that the forum is not a for profit platform like most social media hence making money isn't the first priority.

[Floxynice]

But, I'm just curious, how do the moderators of this forum get money to run and maintain the forum since there are no ads and commercials to generate income to the forum?

We had a regular ads space auction but it was discontinued as Theymos prioritized user safety among other things. However, I remember it was said, the forum has enough reserves to be able to run smoothly for many many years. It's also important to note that the forum is not a for profit platform like most social media hence making money isn't the first priority.

I see, thanks for this information.

[mirakal]

What are like more about bitcointalk forum when compared to other social media platforms is that it is a place to clear any misinformation and disinformation. Whenever I read about some crypto news, I usually come back here to fact check. I check the accuracy from the comments of most users which helps me to identify what information is a false narrative, a conspiracy theory, or the real information. I do not even need any other source to verify any information because the users here would have verified the credibility of the information sources.

That’s one thing why I keep coming back to this forum, the authenticity is present and everyone that engaged comes up with their own personal experiences to justify their comments or explanation. Unlike in social media, we got confused with different ideas that come out with no solid proofs to support their discussion, and you can tell that majority are not genuine posts, something that we always encounter in the forum, all comes with originality and genuine posts.

[AYOBA]

Bitcoin is a place where everyone come and shared their knowledge to each other, but one thing how like you to understand between Bitcoin and social media is that the social is only made for making money only, their not lean anything or share a knowledge together apart from earned money, but for the Bitcointalk is a platforms which generate alot of money for people's and the same time learning a defferences things from each other's  and that's why I will never compare Bitcointalk to social media; Because there far defference form each other.

Furthermore, let me congrats you by reaching up to this stage you're which is jr member rank, although that it's not easy and is truth, because everyone here as pass through this stage before ranked up to full member, but with the patient and efforts they put in all difficult and the stress they face has turn to a wonderful joyful today, so my advice to you mate is to keep trying your possible best by creating a good contents which will generate you more merits.