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> a company that adds so little value to human life (at least in its current form). Only place I hear this is on Hackernews and Reddit. It's not a coincidence
by vikinghckr 8y ago
> a company that adds so little value to human life (at least in its current form).
Only place I hear this is on Hackernews and Reddit. It's not a coincidence these are two sites where a huge portion of users are socially awkward single males in their 20s. For pretty much every other demographic on the planet, Facebook adds incredible amount of value to people's day-to-day life. They discover their long lost friends/classmates through Facebook. They can keep in touch with each other's life events from thousands of miles away. If that's not "adding value to human life", then I don't know what is.
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- plainOldText 8y agoI added the qualifier "little" for a reason. Unfortunately, you decided to misquote me and paint my views in more absolute terms. The value you get from using Facebook comes at a cost, so you ought to offset that "incredible amount of value" you're talking about. Some people incur a huge cost, as they become addicted.
- che_shirecat 8y ago> the value you get from playing video games, or watching anime comes at a cost. Some people incur a huge cost, as they become addicted. you could say this about almost any activity in life. the fact that facebook adds nothing meaningful to your life doesn't mean that others feel even remotely the same way, there's no need for the social media bashing that gets regurgitated ad nauseum across reddit/hackernews.