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I left Facebook. But mainly because I realised that it's a real poor way to keep in touch with anyone. Gives you the feeling that you are keeping in touch when

I left Facebook. But mainly because I realised that it's a real poor way to keep in touch with anyone. Gives you the feeling that you are keeping in touch when in reality you are just sharing photos and quotes in a medium that's very noisy with adverts.

jedrek 9y ago
Unfortunately, there are a lot of events/organizations that organize almost exclusively through Facebook. Unfortunately, there effectively no other free platforms with a critical mass of sign ups big enough to be used in that way.
- akvadrako 9y ago
  Of course there is Meetup which is certainly large enough for everything except the most niche event.
  - ValentineC 9y ago
    It isn't free to set up a meetup on Meetup.com though (which arguably helps keep the spam away).
  - orarbel1 9y ago
    Meetup is one of the spamiest products ever
    - mevile 9y ago
      Never seen spam in Meetup. I hooked up my personal calendar with Meetup and it added quite a bit of events into my calendar which was a bit spammy but it's only because I had told Meetup I was interested in all that stuff and it was easy to shut off and filter out. WeWork bought Meetup recently so I don't know if any of that will change now.
- slenk 9y ago
  Google Calendar/Hangouts/Maybe even plus? Everyone has the gmail they probably created just to sign up for Facebook, since it seems this younger generation doesn't believe in email.
  - IncRnd 9y ago
    The younger generation seems to call Facebook by the name MomBook. Facebook is losing younger people by the millions.
  - khedoros1 9y ago
    I don't think that the problem is that there aren't suitable alternatives. More like, how would I force everyone who uses Facebook now to use something else?
- crpatino 9y ago
  Then don't go to the damned event. If it was a Facebook!Fried, you will have the chance to do something you actually value with your time. If it was a Real!Friend, they will ask you why you did not come, and you will have a chance to explain why supporting a Perverted!Company is a bad idea, even if it is convenient
- fahadkhan 9y ago
  Some of what I need to arrange can be done with calendar invites.
- CaptainZapp 9y ago
  Unfortunately, there are a lot of events/organizations that organize almost exclusively through Facebook And there are services that require a Facebook account in order to use them. But you know what? If your business, event, whatever relies on the fact that I have a Facebook account then fuck you very much! I'm not interested.
  - qplex 9y ago
    It's all good if you are in a position to say no. Eg. I've seen some housing communities use FB for their mailing lists. I think the best option is to create dummy throwaway accounts if there's something on FB you really need access to.
  - jedrek 9y ago
    Except that I want to partake. I'm not willing to drop out of my hobbies just because of this, this isn't the hill I'm going to die on.
jkmcf 9y ago
If you never comment on each other's posts, then you aren't interacting. However, it is a great way to "keep appraised" of how people are doing. There are a ton of people I've met throughout my life and around the world, but only a handful with whom I want to interact regularly. FB, annoying as it is, at least let's me know if they are doing ok.
- IntronExon 9y ago
  It lets you know how they say they’re doing, and nothing else. If they have a bot updating their status, maybe not even that much.
  - baby 9y ago
    If you message them you can know
    - IntronExon 9y ago
      If you’re relying on active messaging, why bother with FB?
      - stordoff 9y ago
        For me, it's basically network effects - FB is already set up, I can find people quickly (I don't have alternative contact details for some people), I know the recipients active use FB so will see it, and it's easier to send long messages on PC rather than a mobile device. I also tend to need to message people at odd hours, and a Facebook notification feels less intrusive/urgent than, e.g., an SMS.
      - salvar 9y ago
        Because everybody else is using FB for messaging? Network effect is a real thing.
      - baby 9y ago
        Because that's the only reliable way I can message my friends. I'm not sure what else would work, people change/lose numbers all the time. Email is the worst. Not really much solutions out there if you want to keep in touch with your friends. I personally mostly use messenger.com, rarely use the news feed anymore.

jedrek 9y ago

Unfortunately, there are a lot of events/organizations that organize almost exclusively through Facebook. Unfortunately, there effectively no other free platforms with a critical mass of sign ups big enough to be used in that way.

akvadrako 9y ago
Of course there is Meetup which is certainly large enough for everything except the most niche event.
- ValentineC 9y ago
  It isn't free to set up a meetup on Meetup.com though (which arguably helps keep the spam away).
- orarbel1 9y ago
  Meetup is one of the spamiest products ever
  - mevile 9y ago
    Never seen spam in Meetup. I hooked up my personal calendar with Meetup and it added quite a bit of events into my calendar which was a bit spammy but it's only because I had told Meetup I was interested in all that stuff and it was easy to shut off and filter out. WeWork bought Meetup recently so I don't know if any of that will change now.
slenk 9y ago
Google Calendar/Hangouts/Maybe even plus? Everyone has the gmail they probably created just to sign up for Facebook, since it seems this younger generation doesn't believe in email.
- IncRnd 9y ago
  The younger generation seems to call Facebook by the name MomBook. Facebook is losing younger people by the millions.
- khedoros1 9y ago
  I don't think that the problem is that there aren't suitable alternatives. More like, how would I force everyone who uses Facebook now to use something else?
crpatino 9y ago
Then don't go to the damned event. If it was a Facebook!Fried, you will have the chance to do something you actually value with your time. If it was a Real!Friend, they will ask you why you did not come, and you will have a chance to explain why supporting a Perverted!Company is a bad idea, even if it is convenient
fahadkhan 9y ago
Some of what I need to arrange can be done with calendar invites.
CaptainZapp 9y ago
Unfortunately, there are a lot of events/organizations that organize almost exclusively through Facebook And there are services that require a Facebook account in order to use them. But you know what? If your business, event, whatever relies on the fact that I have a Facebook account then fuck you very much! I'm not interested.
- qplex 9y ago
  It's all good if you are in a position to say no. Eg. I've seen some housing communities use FB for their mailing lists. I think the best option is to create dummy throwaway accounts if there's something on FB you really need access to.
- jedrek 9y ago
  Except that I want to partake. I'm not willing to drop out of my hobbies just because of this, this isn't the hill I'm going to die on.

jkmcf 9y ago

If you never comment on each other's posts, then you aren't interacting. However, it is a great way to "keep appraised" of how people are doing. There are a ton of people I've met throughout my life and around the world, but only a handful with whom I want to interact regularly. FB, annoying as it is, at least let's me know if they are doing ok.

IntronExon 9y ago
It lets you know how they say they’re doing, and nothing else. If they have a bot updating their status, maybe not even that much.
- baby 9y ago
  If you message them you can know
  - IntronExon 9y ago
    If you’re relying on active messaging, why bother with FB?
    - stordoff 9y ago
      For me, it's basically network effects - FB is already set up, I can find people quickly (I don't have alternative contact details for some people), I know the recipients active use FB so will see it, and it's easier to send long messages on PC rather than a mobile device. I also tend to need to message people at odd hours, and a Facebook notification feels less intrusive/urgent than, e.g., an SMS.
    - salvar 9y ago
      Because everybody else is using FB for messaging? Network effect is a real thing.
    - baby 9y ago
      Because that's the only reliable way I can message my friends. I'm not sure what else would work, people change/lose numbers all the time. Email is the worst. Not really much solutions out there if you want to keep in touch with your friends. I personally mostly use messenger.com, rarely use the news feed anymore.