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I hate seeing this is a the top comment on every story on Facebook. I don't know about North America but here in India , Facebook is synonymous with the interne
by thewarrior 11y ago
I hate seeing this is a the top comment on every story on Facebook. I don't know about North America but here in India , Facebook is synonymous with the internet and getting rid of it altogether is like cutting yourself off from everyone else.
I have so many friends whom I couldn't reach if it weren't for Facebook. This is why I'm skeptical of people predicting peak Facebook. They've managed to entrench themselves to quite an extent in a way that few companies have done before.
If you can't fathom what "normals" get out of Facebook then you need to get out of your HN/Valley filter bubble.
- orthoganol 11y agoFunny, in my travels outside of the US people seemed more interested in getting your WhatsApp, Skype, Line, or WeChat. Regional variations I suppose.
- ocean3 11y agoWhatsapp is huge in India. Most of the daily communication has moved from Facebook to whatsapp.
- lzr_io 11y agoSpeaking from Germany, Facebook is not important in my circle of accquaintaces. On the other hand, a friend currently working in Denmark tells me that Facebook is the de-facto social operating system over there. So it is not a HN / Valley exclusive thing to be ditching facebook, but there are probably regions/groups where the social cost of leaving is higher than the discussions here suggest.