> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 6 evergreens</em></s> #### [[The internet allows niche topics to flourish]] The [[internet]] has allowed for people with niche interests to connect like never before. It has also allowed for nerd culture to be brought into the mainstream, people to engage more easily with the [[Queer community]], and for social outcasts to find a sounding board for their ideas. [[Communities are knowledge graphs]], and the communities with the loudest proponents often have the most [[influence]] in online spaces. %% #TO/EXPLORE/RESEARCH connection to [[alt-right pipeline]] [[People are radicalized when they are convinced that change is out of their control]] %% This fact has both good and bad consequences. While anonymous boards like 4chan have allowed for the spread of unsavory and sometimes despicable content, many people have also had access to life saving information like the [[Transgender people]] community. [[Communities are support systems]], and the [[internet]] allows for you too gain support from a much wider breadth of people. %% #TO/PONDER/SOCIETY the internet [[community]] is a widespread, disconnected [[parasocial]] one%% It has also allowed for a culture shift, where previously niche topics like [[DnD (Dungeons and Dragons)| DnD]] can gain a wider audience, and thus gain a larger player base. [[Tiktok]] and it's algorithm based method of delivering content allows people to easily connect to people with similar interests to them: [[Social media creates a false sense of unbreakable, expansive, and influential communities]] #TO/EXPLORE/WATCH [We're Thinking About Facebook Wrong - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJtNmd1kV44) connection ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[internet]], [[mass media]], [[inter-personal communication]], [[human advancement]]