I agree with your point of view, and it is the one I hold. I don't like that Facebook et al. ask me to give up my privacy, and I want a better option. In the me

I agree with your point of view, and it is the one I hold. I don't like that Facebook et al. ask me to give up my privacy, and I want a better option. In the meantime, if I want to get invited to events with friends, I must have a Facebook account. I don't want to debate privacy implications, I merely wanted to answer your "I still don't get it" remark. You don't get it because your social circle doesn't live and breathe Facebook. For me, refusing to get a Facebook account would be the same as refusing to have an email account to you. Try talking to some middle schoolers or high schoolers - they are even worse than myself. Again, I want to stress I do not approve of Facebook's stance on privacy and I do not disapprove of your stance on the platform or its usefulness - it is useful to some people, not all.