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>It's kind of depressing to see where the world is going,, where the world bends to the will of state actors eventually. Given a long enough timeframe any draco

>It's kind of depressing to see where the world is going,, where the world bends to the will of state actors eventually. Given a long enough timeframe any draconian law can be made the new normal and I think that is what is happening. >It's also sad to see the internet become a tool to control entire populations and have them see and experience the world in a way that is convenient for state actors. And every effort to circumvent state control gets regulated before going mainstream. Eg- Look at Bitcoin, the calls for KYC norms, asking customer data. Another example is Tor, numerous attempts to unmask users. I agree, and I have a question. What do you tell people when you don't use Facebook? I don't feel like supporting this, but is there a good way to sum this up for people that are non-informed (shit does that sound pretentious? Trying to think of a better way to put it. I think most people would not approve of Facebook and this associated trend you discuss, if they knew more about it)?

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brownbat 10y ago
> What do you tell people when you don't use Facebook? There are so many options. * It's not 2006 anymore. * That whole privacy thing, never can tell what they're doing with your data. * I was creeped out when I saw a friend's face endorsing a product on a third party website thanks to FB. I couldn't be sure what my face was selling, so I dropped out. * It's just gated internet, like AOL all over again. (Hat tip, Cringely.) * People get addicted to FB, it's good to cut loose and experience the offline world every now and again, force real interactions. * I think X social network is better. * I'm a hipster / It's too popular. * All my best friends use X instead. * My whole family is on it. * My whole family is not on it. * Kept having fights with relatives. * Spent too much time on it. * Someone stole/hacked/forged my account once, it was a big hassle, so I've just stayed away. * I stand with Native Americans / LGBT users / victims of abuse in protest of FB's true name policy. * Facebook banned me after I [insert amusing story here]. * I don't want to upset Cameron Winklevoss.
- odammit 10y ago
  I was on a first date and my date asked if I had a facebook. I said no (I didn't) and we she asked why. I said, "because I could give a shit less" (or something equally as cool). She said it was "creepy" that I didn't have one and that I must be hiding something. SMH. I was hiding something, my privacy. Now I use facebook and I'm a dopamine junkie looping hamster.
  - akerro 10y ago
    See, you're a cool guy now!
  - eveningcoffee 10y ago
    In other news https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13019923 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13019923 ;)
    - odammit 10y ago
      Facebook is implementing some really gorilla marketing tactics.
  - hmmwell 10y ago
    The question remains, did you miss out on getting to know an interesting person, or did you dodge a bullet here?
    - odammit 10y ago
      Funny enough, after seeing the kind of nonsense she posted, I lost interest!
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- ralfd 10y ago
  Native Americans?
tushar-r 10y ago
>What do you tell people when you don't use Facebook? Never needed to say more than "I just don't". People in my circle seem to understand. Note: My account is only deactivated, because I have commitment issues, but other than checking in once in the last 18 months, I haven't really been able to convince myself to get back on FB.
exDM69 10y ago
> I agree, and I have a question. What do you tell people when you don't use Facebook? "I did not agree with the terms and conditions". Not that I need to be giving an explanation very often.

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brownbat 10y ago

> What do you tell people when you don't use Facebook? There are so many options. * It's not 2006 anymore. * That whole privacy thing, never can tell what they're doing with your data. * I was creeped out when I saw a friend's face endorsing a product on a third party website thanks to FB. I couldn't be sure what my face was selling, so I dropped out. * It's just gated internet, like AOL all over again. (Hat tip, Cringely.) * People get addicted to FB, it's good to cut loose and experience the offline world every now and again, force real interactions. * I think X social network is better. * I'm a hipster / It's too popular. * All my best friends use X instead. * My whole family is on it. * My whole family is not on it. * Kept having fights with relatives. * Spent too much time on it. * Someone stole/hacked/forged my account once, it was a big hassle, so I've just stayed away. * I stand with Native Americans / LGBT users / victims of abuse in protest of FB's true name policy. * Facebook banned me after I [insert amusing story here]. * I don't want to upset Cameron Winklevoss.

odammit 10y ago
I was on a first date and my date asked if I had a facebook. I said no (I didn't) and we she asked why. I said, "because I could give a shit less" (or something equally as cool). She said it was "creepy" that I didn't have one and that I must be hiding something. SMH. I was hiding something, my privacy. Now I use facebook and I'm a dopamine junkie looping hamster.
- akerro 10y ago
  See, you're a cool guy now!
- eveningcoffee 10y ago
  In other news https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13019923 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13019923 ;)
  - odammit 10y ago
    Facebook is implementing some really gorilla marketing tactics.
- hmmwell 10y ago
  The question remains, did you miss out on getting to know an interesting person, or did you dodge a bullet here?
  - odammit 10y ago
    Funny enough, after seeing the kind of nonsense she posted, I lost interest!
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ralfd 10y ago
Native Americans?

tushar-r 10y ago

>What do you tell people when you don't use Facebook? Never needed to say more than "I just don't". People in my circle seem to understand. Note: My account is only deactivated, because I have commitment issues, but other than checking in once in the last 18 months, I haven't really been able to convince myself to get back on FB.

exDM69 10y ago

> I agree, and I have a question. What do you tell people when you don't use Facebook? "I did not agree with the terms and conditions". Not that I need to be giving an explanation very often.