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Just stop using it. Its really not that hard. A few years back when it was hard to share content or easily get good feeds of what your friends were doing, sure

• overthemoon 8y ago
  People say this constantly, and it baffles me. Facebook has grown to the point that it's hard to avoid. Sure, don't use it, or do, but it's become a fixture in most people's lives and has to be reckoned with as such. Sure, I guess you could opt out of it, just like you could not use Amazon, or Wal-Mart, but it doesn't change the value of the ranking system, or their shitty data collection. "Just go somewhere else" is a deflection, and a poor one at that. If they're doing it, other companies are doing it. In addition to being a conversation about Facebook in particular, this is also a conversation about whether or not it's right for anyone to do it, and where it might get adopted elsewhere. Finally, it's impossible to ignore the fact that Facebook is a massively influential media presence, and "just go somewhere else" has nothing to do with it.
  • Reedx 8y ago
    > People say this constantly, and it baffles me. Facebook has grown to the point that it's hard to avoid. I guess it depends on your definition of "hard" or perhaps your friend group. But for me and many of the people I know, it's easy to avoid and not use it. You just don't go to the site or use the app. No problem.
  • DoctorOetker 8y ago
    like he says it's really not that hard. Also real human contact is so much more enjoyable than a couple of characters with zero intonation or facial expression (emoji nonsense is way too low bitrate)