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That is 10 years overdue and the main reason I closed my account years ago. It was like looking at a sponsored gawker newsfeed. Today people do not even mentio

by igl 10y ago

That is 10 years overdue and the main reason I closed my account years ago. It was like looking at a sponsored gawker newsfeed. Today people do not even mention it anymore. Wether i meet new people or when i connect with old friends. Facebook disappeared from my life as quickly as it came in. Do HN people still use Facebook?

lmm 10y ago
Yes. It's still the only decent way to organize a party, group trip to a museum or anything like that - Meetup costs money, Slack costs money or requires a dodgy hack, other groupchat programs are too noisy, setting up a dedicated mailing list or website is too much effort, emails-to-everyone it's too hard to get everyone to add or remove someone from the list. I put events on there, occasionally a few holiday photos or whatever, and check updates on my commute. I defriend people I'm no longer close to, and hide as much political news as I can, so mainly I see photos, personal-blog-like posts, and events. It's great for short-notice events - if I see someone's going to something cool tonight I can ask if they want to meet up. It's great.
pcora 10y ago
Yes. I was out for 2 years, but during this time, I pretty much lost contact with everyone not in my work circle. Even some family members on different cities. So I got back. I rarely browse the timeline. My phone only has the Messenger installed. And as I said in an earlier comment, small business pretty much depend on it where I live. People don't browse the web anymore, they just use facebook (and it's sad and pathetic..)
bbradley406 10y ago
I still do, but strip away as much of the interface as possible using uBlock Origin style rules, FB Purity, and Newsfeed Eradicator[1]. I use lists extensively to organize friends into groups (work, school, various hobbies). The number of unread posts in a list appears next to it, so I can see the amount of activity in each at a glance instead of endlessly scrolling. If I really care to see what someone is up to, I just go to their profile. Maybe it's due to my age bracket (early 20's), but having a an account is a major social benefit and I don't have everyone's email address. [1] https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator - Highly recommend this, it's a great anti-time-waste plugin.

by igl 10y ago

lmm 10y ago

Yes. It's still the only decent way to organize a party, group trip to a museum or anything like that - Meetup costs money, Slack costs money or requires a dodgy hack, other groupchat programs are too noisy, setting up a dedicated mailing list or website is too much effort, emails-to-everyone it's too hard to get everyone to add or remove someone from the list. I put events on there, occasionally a few holiday photos or whatever, and check updates on my commute. I defriend people I'm no longer close to, and hide as much political news as I can, so mainly I see photos, personal-blog-like posts, and events. It's great for short-notice events - if I see someone's going to something cool tonight I can ask if they want to meet up. It's great.

pcora 10y ago

Yes. I was out for 2 years, but during this time, I pretty much lost contact with everyone not in my work circle. Even some family members on different cities. So I got back. I rarely browse the timeline. My phone only has the Messenger installed. And as I said in an earlier comment, small business pretty much depend on it where I live. People don't browse the web anymore, they just use facebook (and it's sad and pathetic..)

bbradley406 10y ago

I still do, but strip away as much of the interface as possible using uBlock Origin style rules, FB Purity, and Newsfeed Eradicator[1]. I use lists extensively to organize friends into groups (work, school, various hobbies). The number of unread posts in a list appears next to it, so I can see the amount of activity in each at a glance instead of endlessly scrolling. If I really care to see what someone is up to, I just go to their profile. Maybe it's due to my age bracket (early 20's), but having a an account is a major social benefit and I don't have everyone's email address. [1] https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator - Highly recommend this, it's a great anti-time-waste plugin.