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Ehh I’m not convinced. I deleted my Facebook a long time ago (hard delete, not just a deactivation) and I’ve managed to replicate the same value I got from Face

Ehh I’m not convinced. I deleted my Facebook a long time ago (hard delete, not just a deactivation) and I’ve managed to replicate the same value I got from Facebook in Slacks and Discords - except it’s just stuff I want, and people I want to hear from. When some congressmen asked Zuckerberg about monopoly, I thought this: I actually think there are plenty of alternatives. I derive a lot more value from the Slack channels I’m on with friends who are now lawyers or tech gurus or thinking about doing a startup...and none of it is interrupted by ads or annoying posts from my parents and their friends. If the point here is “delete most of your ‘friends’” then why keep Facebook at all?

sdrothrock 9y ago
> except it’s just stuff I want, and people I want to hear from. Part of the value of Facebook for me is the opposite of this -- stuff I don't want, sometimes from people I don't want to hear from. It pops the bubble (which I'm VERY much covered by as an expat in Japan) and keeps my mind flexible while reminding me that other people think/believe different things, usually for reasons that make a lot of sense to them. Yes, I think a concentrated community like a Slack channel is a great way to stay in touch with people, but it's usually so ultra-focused that when I focus on communities like that, I can really see/feel my worldview and perspective narrowing to the one I use every day for communicating with them.
- remarkEon 9y ago
  I agree with you, that concentrating your worldview can become a problem. But at least now I’m doing it intentionally, and I don’t have Facebook’s algorithm doing it for me. Or, in the opposite, exposing me to things I don’t like just to get me to engage with it.
stinos 9y ago
except it’s just stuff I want ... why keep Facebook at all FB can do this, or at least close enough for me.. I mainly have it for chatting with certain friends (the chat UI is pretty terrible, but unlike IRC/Slack/Discord/... the percentage of people I know using it is extremely high), and to keep track of events from bands and other organizations. And it's fairly ok for that and there aren't really all-in-one alternatives for tracking bands imo.

sdrothrock 9y ago

> except it’s just stuff I want, and people I want to hear from. Part of the value of Facebook for me is the opposite of this -- stuff I don't want, sometimes from people I don't want to hear from. It pops the bubble (which I'm VERY much covered by as an expat in Japan) and keeps my mind flexible while reminding me that other people think/believe different things, usually for reasons that make a lot of sense to them. Yes, I think a concentrated community like a Slack channel is a great way to stay in touch with people, but it's usually so ultra-focused that when I focus on communities like that, I can really see/feel my worldview and perspective narrowing to the one I use every day for communicating with them.

remarkEon 9y ago
I agree with you, that concentrating your worldview can become a problem. But at least now I’m doing it intentionally, and I don’t have Facebook’s algorithm doing it for me. Or, in the opposite, exposing me to things I don’t like just to get me to engage with it.

stinos 9y ago

except it’s just stuff I want ... why keep Facebook at all FB can do this, or at least close enough for me.. I mainly have it for chatting with certain friends (the chat UI is pretty terrible, but unlike IRC/Slack/Discord/... the percentage of people I know using it is extremely high), and to keep track of events from bands and other organizations. And it's fairly ok for that and there aren't really all-in-one alternatives for tracking bands imo.