@vahnj@bea Here is an interesting essay that draws parallels between social media and the historic coffee houses! http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/opinion/sunday/social-networking-in-the-1600s.html I think Mastodon is even more like this. With each instance cultivating specific interests I can definitely see expert communities forming instance preference and mingling with casually interested individuals.. Also it mentions how coffee became the beverage of business. :D
@vahnj@bea It's one of the upsides of getting really easily caught up in a research clickhole. I have all these weirdly interesting articles floating around in the back of my head. :)
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Here is an interesting essay that draws parallels between social media and the historic coffee houses!
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/opinion/sunday/social-networking-in-the-1600s.html
I think Mastodon is even more like this. With each instance cultivating specific interests I can definitely see expert communities forming instance preference and mingling with casually interested individuals..
Also it mentions how coffee became the beverage of business. :D