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Not sure who came up with the idea to Dr. Frankenstein chop and sew together CraigsList and Facebook, but well, here we are. I don't see this working in my nei
by 6stringmerc 11y ago
Not sure who came up with the idea to Dr. Frankenstein chop and sew together CraigsList and Facebook, but well, here we are.
I don't see this working in my neighborhood, like at all, mostly because my neighbors are predominately senior citizens or just about there. Of the 20% or so within my demographic, we've got our own social networks in the greater metro area. Honestly, I think my general perspective is that people in my region buy a house for privacy moreso than to be all personable and economically associated with neighbors - there's always 'burbs with HOAs for those types of folks.
I could see it working in the more dense, downtown apartment / condo markets, but the socio-economic status of those folks is pretty affluent. They don't need to ask neighbors for pet sitting or repair because they've got buying power. And their own social networks for referrals...
- e40 11y agoAbout 20% of the people in my hood are on it. It's terrible, though. Basically, there are these types of posts: * need someone to do X (X = clean house, fix house, etc) * lost dog/cat found * need house sitter * giving away X: anyone want it? Also, the ND admins decided to change who sees what, a year or so ago, and I think the revolt scared them. The basically widened the neighborhood greatly, so you'd see stuff from much further away. I hated it and pretty much stopped using it at that time. The idea of it sounds good. The reality is that it's not at all something I use. Full disclosure: I stopped using FB a few years ago, too.
- maslam 11y agoPlus the "Did you see that creepy van / solicitor / someone who's not the same race as me?" post? It gets tiring.
- c0bracommander 11y agoThat would be a reflection of the neighborhood you live in.