Is social media an appropriate term to describe the logic of these applications? Or is it a term that obscures the logic of these applications?
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If by "these applications", you mean Lemmy and Lemmy-likes such as Piefed, I think "forum" or "message board" is a good classification. Some people might consider that a subcategory of social media, but I think many would argue they're separate categories.
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Social media is focused on the person first and foremost, internet forums are focused on a discussion topic.
Lemmy is a forum, Pixelfed is social media.
Youtube started as a sort of video forum, where the video was the main subject of discussion, this has changed to turn it into a social media site, where the content creator is in focus, and the content is secondary.
A decent rule of thumb is that if you are more interested in the creator than the content, then it is social media
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If by "these applications", you mean Lemmy and Lemmy-likes such as Piefed, I think "forum" or "message board" is a good classification. Some people might consider that a subcategory of social media, but I think many would argue they're separate categories.
The people who argue that forums aren't social media are people who want to be better than everyone else
