Niche Online Subcommunities

The purpose of this community is to explore the dynamic of online social bonds.

Niche Online Subcommunities by Michelle Research Question What makes niche online communities so successful? And why are they so elusive until you find them? I've always loved the internet. Not in the dot-com bubble, tech VC investor type of way, but in the 'oh shit it’s 4AM and I’m 5 hours deep into this forum about the drama between two youtubers + I have 45 more tabs to go through dating back to 2011 before I can satisfy my curiosity' type of way. I often wonder if it’s because my parents were strict growing up and I turned to the computer for entertainment + knowledge, or if I would have t

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