>It seems to follow from this then that we do really need Facebook to the degree to which they control all means of socialising And therein is the fallacy. Fac

>It seems to follow from this then that we do really need Facebook to the degree to which they control all means of socialising And therein is the fallacy. Facebook might be popular, but they are absolutely not the controller of all means of socializing. Everyone I'm friends with on Facebook, I also have the email (and often phone, and often other IM service) contact info. You confuse generalized control with control in their own walled garden. Anyone is free to step outside of that garden whenever they please.