https://fixingsocialmedia.mit.edu/2020/03/30/x-out-eczema-together-my-itchy-dive-into-eczema-online-communities/ MAS S.67 // Spring 2020 Tue, 19 May 2020 20:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 https://fixingsocialmedia.mit.edu/2020/03/30/x-out-eczema-together-my-itchy-dive-into-eczema-online-communities/#comment-30 Sat, 11 Apr 2020 21:58:36 +0000 https://fixingsocialmedia.mit.edu/?p=482#comment-30 It’s really wonderful to think of the eczema community as being one that crosses platforms, from Reddit to Imgur to Zoom. I think this is a great example of a community whose most natural manifestation might be online, where there’s sufficient people who share the condition to provide insight and support. I appreciate the quantitative analysis, but wonder whether it would have been informative to compare with another health community and get a sense for whether the dynamics you’re seeing in the eczema community are especially healthy – perhaps based on the need for psychological support around the disease – versus another community like diabetes, for instance. Thanks for sharing your own story in exploring this – appreciate the openness and honesty.

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