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I don't personally use Facebook much but this is overly pessimistic. Sure, people can get addicted to Facebook (I've seen it happen) but people get addicted to
by raspasov 9y ago
I don't personally use Facebook much but this is overly pessimistic. Sure, people can get addicted to Facebook (I've seen it happen) but people get addicted to many other bad and harmful things.
I tend to prefer Facebook Messenger (messenger.com is great btw - literally a blow up version of an iPad/tablet app). It 100% encourages 1-1 communication and staying in touch with friends since there's nothing else to do there - you can't get sucked into mindless browsing. It doesn't even have any ads as far as I can tell.
(edit - typo)
- DanielBMarkham 9y agoSure, people can get addicted to Facebook (I've seen it happen) but people get addicted to many other bad and harmful things. I'm here neither to attack or defend Facebook, but this is a really crappy way of looking at the world. "People suck anyway, so...." You could put just about anything after beginning a sentence like that.
- raspasov 9y agoI agree. I am very curious about ways to prevent people from getting addicted to harmful things or things that they consciously decide to avoid. I am not here to attack or defend Facebook either, but I think accusing them of being bad just because people get addicted to it is not a good measure. People get addicted to smartphones also but I rarely see people critical of the smartphone as a device.