This can be looked at from many angles, the efficiency of communication on Facebook compared with things like phone calls and text messaging would have actually

This can be looked at from many angles, the efficiency of communication on Facebook compared with things like phone calls and text messaging would have actually collectively saved Facebook users billions. Sure you could argue it doesn't take Facebook to come in to give us these communication options but it takes someone to come in and create a common network which is easy to get started on. Sure we can argue that a distributed network would be a much better solution but the reality of it currently is that very few people have the technical inclination to becomes a part of something like that. I'd also prefer to look at the benefits and not the downfalls of massive networks being able to be ran by few people. Giving people a job for the sake of having a job isn't the answer, we can all benefit from increased efficiencies.