Erika Melder
@erikavmelder.bsky.social
PhD student @ Northeastern's Khoury College of Comp Sci, studying protection and boundaries around online communities made by and for marginalized people. Former lecturer at U of Maryland, College Park.
Enjoyer of turn based RPGs and math puzzles!
Enjoyer of turn based RPGs and math puzzles!
Silksong is pretty fire though so I can just blame that instead.
September 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Silksong is pretty fire though so I can just blame that instead.
Microblogging has the combined labor of both. I have to introduce a topic into the discursive soup and articulate a thought about it, while under a character limit, without the feeling of actually being in a conversation since responses aren't live.
It's like school! It feels like short answers!
It's like school! It feels like short answers!
September 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Microblogging has the combined labor of both. I have to introduce a topic into the discursive soup and articulate a thought about it, while under a character limit, without the feeling of actually being in a conversation since responses aren't live.
It's like school! It feels like short answers!
It's like school! It feels like short answers!
Chatting in IM has a nice extemporaneous feel. You can see when people are typing and there's a cadence to how their messages pop up.
Posting on a forum or a richer blog feels more topic centered, like you can really deep dive into something specific predetermined by the title and board structure.
Posting on a forum or a richer blog feels more topic centered, like you can really deep dive into something specific predetermined by the title and board structure.
September 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Chatting in IM has a nice extemporaneous feel. You can see when people are typing and there's a cadence to how their messages pop up.
Posting on a forum or a richer blog feels more topic centered, like you can really deep dive into something specific predetermined by the title and board structure.
Posting on a forum or a richer blog feels more topic centered, like you can really deep dive into something specific predetermined by the title and board structure.