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I'm always annoyed at Facebook's definition of "news" being about babies, marriages, etc. Just like listening to someone talk about their kids in real life, I
by CoolGuySteve 10y ago
I'm always annoyed at Facebook's definition of "news" being about babies, marriages, etc. Just like listening to someone talk about their kids in real life, I just don't really care.
On the other hand, I do like the articles and commentary people post for the most part. It's more interesting to know my friends opinions than some Reddit stranger's. Those article discussions are more like what I talk about when I'm out with friends than the babies and vacations the Facebook news feed wants to focus on.
In psychology, memory is divided into autobiographical and semantic. I think Facebook "news" needs to be split into the same categories as well.
As in having a 'news feed' that updates you on everyone's life, and an 'issues feed' where you can talk with your friends about what's going on in the world.
- exstudent2 10y ago> I'm always annoyed at Facebook's definition of "news" being about babies, marriages, etc. Just like listening to someone talk about their kids in real life, I just don't really care. While many of us may be annoyed by this content, the vast majority of people are not and in fact seek it out.
- APock 10y agoFacebook really wants to display that kind of content because it triggers positivity on most people,getting you to comment and like said post,thus making your comment get likes and so on.. feeding you positive engagement in the process, so you don't stop using Facebook.
- tdkl 10y agoFunny, because I saw the exact opposite happening when the majority of people came to FB in my country around 2009. It's like almost like YouTube and those people don't even mind they're writing those rants under their name.