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Spam is the reason Facebook is currently the easiest way to get in touch with someone. Otherwise you could just put your email address in a publicly searchable
by pault 9y ago
Spam is the reason Facebook is currently the easiest way to get in touch with someone. Otherwise you could just put your email address in a publicly searchable database. It seems like we need a service that provides the verification and permission based communication model of Facebook but without the public feeds, virtue signaling, and political garbage.
- Goladus 9y agoSpam drove people to Facebook even in the early days. When Facebook first came out, spam filtering was far less effective than it is today. Also, for whatever reason, people trusted Facebook and would post private things there that they wouldn't post on pseudonymous forums.
- rndmind 9y agoThe phone is best way to get a hold of someone. Other than that, linkedin is more formal, but more easily searchable. Facebook is composed of spam, resposted memes from 4chan, and a ton of inactive accounts, IMHO.