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Am I the only one who thinks this line of thought is bullshit?? I am off FB for more than a year now, and I am just as much in contact with my friends as alway
by kumarvvr 9y ago
Am I the only one who thinks this line of thought is bullshit??
I am off FB for more than a year now, and I am just as much in contact with my friends as always.
- zimpenfish 9y agoThat is excellent for you. But you are not the world. I interact with people I'd label as "friends" where Facebook (or Facebook Messenger for some) is the only avenue I have for that interaction. And for some, it's the only avenue I'd want to use.
- kumarvvr 9y agoI never said I was the world, but please take my statements in the context of close personal relationships. If ones requirement is to maintain acquaintances, then fine. However, I was disputing the parent comment's assertion that leaving FB is akin to a punishment.
- __jal 9y agoFor the record, I have never used FB. I hated it from go. I also can't point to any real studies; all I've got is anecdata, much like your personal experience. That said, I have heard from multiple people variations on trying to quit or use it less, and getting grief from family and friends for not taking part. And I personally get passive-agressive commentary from my family for refusing to take part - "What did you think of - oh, that's right, you never saw [cousin]'s baby pictures because of your Facebook thing."