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Some people are probably addicted to facebook, but for the vast majority I don't think your comparison is very good. In almost all cases you can switch to somet
by Knufen 9y ago
Some people are probably addicted to facebook, but for the vast majority I don't think your comparison is very good. In almost all cases you can switch to something different than facebook.
- striking 9y agoIf all your friends are on Facebook: no, you really can't.
- Knufen 9y agoYes you can, I have friends whom for various reason don't have a Facebook or stopped using it/deleted it. People will adjust and instead we contact them by mail or phone. Perhaps it's a bit of a annoyance, but you are not kept prisoner.
- amelius 9y agoI often get invited to events through Facebook. Without Facebook, I would miss out on a lot of events. For this reason I'm basically stuck with Facebook, but I've unfollowed most of my friends, so this reduces the burden to some extent.
- noncoml 9y agoAre we talking about friends or acquaintances? Because if ones friends forget to invite them to events because they are not on FB, then it’s time to find new friends.
- dTal 9y agoWhile I tend to agree, it's a little like telling someone to just "find a better job"; it's not always so easy. Maybe some people are unfortunate enough to not have real friends, and shallow Facebook connections are all they have. Even though the shallow connections take up time that could be spent forging more meaningful connections with those around them, not everyone is self-confident enough to go cold-turkey.
- noncoml 9y agoDefinitely, for some people it’s easier said than done, but I think that’s a very small minority and not your average FB user?
- godshatter 9y agoAsk one of your friends to text you if there is an event going on. As an added bonus, you might get some honest interaction with your friend.
- kfrzcode 9y agoJust like you're not caught up in a literal prison when your proverbial student loan debt prison is due every month.
- j_s 9y agoDepends on your definition of "friend", for sure!
- akud 9y agoI haven't had a Facebook account for five years. I get by just fine by emailing or texting a friend when I want to get a hold of them.
- MrZongle2 9y agoIf your friends don't want to expend the effort to communicate with you via email, phone or other, non-Facebook means: they're not really your friends.
- cJ0th 9y agoWhen it comes to messaging I prefer XMPP with Omemo these days. There is Gajim for PC, Conversations for Android and ChatSecure for Apple. Of course, many people don't want to change their habits and I think there is no need to push too hard. However, I convinced a friend of mine to try Gajim on PC and to my surprise he sticked with it and installed the Conversations App a few months later on his smartphone. Of course, the network effect of FB is very real. So overall this anecdote doesn't really change anything. But I think it is import to remind ourselves every once in a while that there are people out there who are willing to change their habits. And some of these people, in turn, influence other people. It's unlikely that you start a trend but I think we should keep trying.