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> Facebook pioneered removing anonymity Not at all. There are so many fake accounts on Facebook that it's now impossible to tell who is real and who isn't. Tr

> Facebook pioneered removing anonymity Not at all. There are so many fake accounts on Facebook that it's now impossible to tell who is real and who isn't. True, they removed anonymity, but they replaced it with fraud. > Facebook allows me to stay connected to people I rarely see. If you rarely see them or interact, how much true value are you gaining other than an abstract sense of nostalgia. > Facebook gives me the ability to hear from people I don’t agree with Hearing people that disagree with you isn't enough. You need quality to build a rich library of ideas. Facebook does no vetting, giving everyone a microphone regardless of how thought-out or truthful the message is. > Facebook’s ADs Good advertising on a platform may make the platform less bad, but it doesn't make it good. Who goes to Facebook to enjoy nice targeted ads? Overall, the biggest issue is the first one. It's now impossible to tell what's real and what isn't on Facebook. The site is rife with bots and hacked accounts, you don't really know if you're talking to a person or someone with a hidden agenda.

mercer 8y ago
> > Facebook pioneered removing anonymity > Not at all. There are so many fake accounts on Facebook that it's now impossible to tell who is real and who isn't. True, they removed anonymity, but they replaced it with fraud. While true, it's also true that for most people, most of their facebook friends are real people using their real name. That's decidedly different from how people use Twitter, Reddit and the like.
- daveFNbuck 8y ago
  On Twitter, most of the people I follow are verified celebrities or people I know personally. Neither of those are anonymous to me.
- speedplane 8y ago
  If just 5% of your “friends” are fake, it ruins any trust you may have in your community, it doesn’t need to be anywhere close to a majority. The other networks have similar problems, but Facebook is the worst offender at promoting a false sense of trust.
romwell 8y ago
>> Facebook allows me to stay connected to people I rarely see. >If you rarely see them or interact, how much true value are you gaining other than an abstract sense of nostalgia. In short - a lot. Add to that the fact that people travel - and I do pretty often - and Facebook is currently the best tool to meet people you know in faraway places. I live in California, and last time I traveled to Germany, I got to meet two of my friends who live NY there who just happened to be there for an occasion (work/conference travel). I wouldn't have thought to notify them personally in advance, and neither would they. Posting "Hey, I'm at (location)" on FB is by far the easiest way to go about it.

mercer 8y ago

> > Facebook pioneered removing anonymity > Not at all. There are so many fake accounts on Facebook that it's now impossible to tell who is real and who isn't. True, they removed anonymity, but they replaced it with fraud. While true, it's also true that for most people, most of their facebook friends are real people using their real name. That's decidedly different from how people use Twitter, Reddit and the like.

daveFNbuck 8y ago
On Twitter, most of the people I follow are verified celebrities or people I know personally. Neither of those are anonymous to me.
speedplane 8y ago
If just 5% of your “friends” are fake, it ruins any trust you may have in your community, it doesn’t need to be anywhere close to a majority. The other networks have similar problems, but Facebook is the worst offender at promoting a false sense of trust.

romwell 8y ago

>> Facebook allows me to stay connected to people I rarely see. >If you rarely see them or interact, how much true value are you gaining other than an abstract sense of nostalgia. In short - a lot. Add to that the fact that people travel - and I do pretty often - and Facebook is currently the best tool to meet people you know in faraway places. I live in California, and last time I traveled to Germany, I got to meet two of my friends who live NY there who just happened to be there for an occasion (work/conference travel). I wouldn't have thought to notify them personally in advance, and neither would they. Posting "Hey, I'm at (location)" on FB is by far the easiest way to go about it.