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"A facebook account was closed." Headline suggested to me someone resigning from the company. The latter is more interesting. Many people have closed their fac

by harry8 9y ago

"A facebook account was closed." Headline suggested to me someone resigning from the company. The latter is more interesting. Many people have closed their facebook accounts, it's not a big deal, you just announce you're going to do it, get whatever contact details you don't have from connections then do it. Others never opened one. Life is fine without facebook, if you feel you want to close your account, do it. Footage at 11.

Aardwolf 9y ago
The current title "I Quit Facebook" make me also unsure if it was about resigning or closing. But the true article title is "I Quit Facebook—and You Should, Too", that is more obvious
simion314 9y ago
I also expected a developer quiting after the recent FB news with the election.
baby 9y ago
At this point I'd be more interested in a "I re-opened a facebook account". Which I'm sure we'll get down the line.
lloeki 9y ago
> Many people have throwed away their cigarette packs, it's not a big deal, you just announce you're going to do it, get that one last cig with a friend then do it. Others never started to smoke. Life is fine without smoking, if you feel you want to stop smoking, do it. Footage at 11. > Many people have stopped gambling, it's not a big deal, you just announce you're going to do it, get whatever money's left on the table then do it. Others never started gambling. Life is fine without gambling, if you feel you want to get out of gambling, do it. Footage at 11. I am always shockingly impressed at the lack of empathy and open-mindedness some people or group thereof are reliably able to show, here failing to recognise that this mind trick minefield can have devastating effects and act at the very least as a dramatic catalyst in loss-of-balance situations. The underlying, untold, insulting judgement is basically "damn this guy is weak/an attention seeking whore". I found the article articulated quite well the issues he faced, his reasons (which extend beyond Facebook's carefully engineered attention seeking madness) and both of his strategy and tactics to get out of the hole he found himself in (which extend beyond Facebook and social networks). Writing about one's problems help a lot in internally processing them. Making a public statement helps in committing oneself to improvement, and help others in a similar predicament to relate and hopefully even proceed to action.
- Chris2048 9y ago
  Are you saying FB is as addictive as nicotine?
  - lithos 9y ago
    Well there are a couple of studies that track vitals and responses of people who get their cellphones taken away. So it's not like that's an empty implication.
    - eradicatethots 9y ago
      What about taking away peoples ability to go out with other? Looking at “cellphones” as one collective thing is foolish, it’s a platform on which all of modern life takes place- you’re causing them serious harm by taking away their phone
  - fraqed 9y ago
    CBC radio had an interesting interview with Franklin Foer this past weekend. He makes that argument during the interview and presumably in his book World Without Mind. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-october-15-2017-1.4353223/the-anti-democratic-reign-of-facebook-apple-google-and-amazon-1.4353243 http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-...
- harry8 9y ago
  Yup and Facebook would like you to believe it's hard. Cigarette companies encouraged the "I can't quit..." Idea too. If you fail once, twice, eleven times. Try again, keep trying, quitting cigs is really worth the effort. Each failed attempt to quit cigs you learn something you can use to succeed in the future. I don't care for Facebook, I doubt they cause you heart disease etc. Not sure how empathetic it is to those who've watched people they love die in a cancer ward to suggest a website is equivalent. But hey, make the case if you want to... After all a couple of thousand bucks of Russian advertising on Facebook decided the election. Facebook admit it with no ulterior motive at all. Think of it a small thing and it probably is. Maybe it will be as big as MySpace one day...
eradicatethots 9y ago
I hope you reply to lloeki. Othersise this looks ridiculously obnoxious of you.
corobo 9y ago
> Headline suggested to me someone resigning from the company. Indeed. Quite disappointed with the article.
slumberlust 9y ago
Q: How do you know someone deleted their facebook account? A: They'll tell you all about it.

by harry8 9y ago

Aardwolf 9y ago

The current title "I Quit Facebook" make me also unsure if it was about resigning or closing. But the true article title is "I Quit Facebook—and You Should, Too", that is more obvious

simion314 9y ago

I also expected a developer quiting after the recent FB news with the election.

baby 9y ago

At this point I'd be more interested in a "I re-opened a facebook account". Which I'm sure we'll get down the line.

lloeki 9y ago

> Many people have throwed away their cigarette packs, it's not a big deal, you just announce you're going to do it, get that one last cig with a friend then do it. Others never started to smoke. Life is fine without smoking, if you feel you want to stop smoking, do it. Footage at 11. > Many people have stopped gambling, it's not a big deal, you just announce you're going to do it, get whatever money's left on the table then do it. Others never started gambling. Life is fine without gambling, if you feel you want to get out of gambling, do it. Footage at 11. I am always shockingly impressed at the lack of empathy and open-mindedness some people or group thereof are reliably able to show, here failing to recognise that this mind trick minefield can have devastating effects and act at the very least as a dramatic catalyst in loss-of-balance situations. The underlying, untold, insulting judgement is basically "damn this guy is weak/an attention seeking whore". I found the article articulated quite well the issues he faced, his reasons (which extend beyond Facebook's carefully engineered attention seeking madness) and both of his strategy and tactics to get out of the hole he found himself in (which extend beyond Facebook and social networks). Writing about one's problems help a lot in internally processing them. Making a public statement helps in committing oneself to improvement, and help others in a similar predicament to relate and hopefully even proceed to action.

Chris2048 9y ago
Are you saying FB is as addictive as nicotine?
- lithos 9y ago
  Well there are a couple of studies that track vitals and responses of people who get their cellphones taken away. So it's not like that's an empty implication.
  - eradicatethots 9y ago
    What about taking away peoples ability to go out with other? Looking at “cellphones” as one collective thing is foolish, it’s a platform on which all of modern life takes place- you’re causing them serious harm by taking away their phone
- fraqed 9y ago
  CBC radio had an interesting interview with Franklin Foer this past weekend. He makes that argument during the interview and presumably in his book World Without Mind. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-october-15-2017-1.4353223/the-anti-democratic-reign-of-facebook-apple-google-and-amazon-1.4353243 http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-...
harry8 9y ago
Yup and Facebook would like you to believe it's hard. Cigarette companies encouraged the "I can't quit..." Idea too. If you fail once, twice, eleven times. Try again, keep trying, quitting cigs is really worth the effort. Each failed attempt to quit cigs you learn something you can use to succeed in the future. I don't care for Facebook, I doubt they cause you heart disease etc. Not sure how empathetic it is to those who've watched people they love die in a cancer ward to suggest a website is equivalent. But hey, make the case if you want to... After all a couple of thousand bucks of Russian advertising on Facebook decided the election. Facebook admit it with no ulterior motive at all. Think of it a small thing and it probably is. Maybe it will be as big as MySpace one day...

eradicatethots 9y ago

I hope you reply to lloeki. Othersise this looks ridiculously obnoxious of you.

corobo 9y ago

> Headline suggested to me someone resigning from the company. Indeed. Quite disappointed with the article.

slumberlust 9y ago

Q: How do you know someone deleted their facebook account? A: They'll tell you all about it.