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I think we can talk about this in a non-gotcha sense, so for what it's worth, it is interesting that he felt the best way to reach his audience with this messag
by diminoten 8y ago
I think we can talk about this in a non-gotcha sense, so for what it's worth, it is interesting that he felt the best way to reach his audience with this message was the platform he's leaving.
If he had a better way of reaching his audience, why not use that instead?
- ska 8y agoBecause this is the best way to reach people who wouldn't see it any other way? If some subset of your friends/connections are only reachable by Facebook, they are the ones you are going to disconnect with by doing this. Makes sense to me.
- diminoten 8y agoWell yes, but it's interesting, to me anyway, that Facebook is that platform for him, the platform where he can connect with the biggest number of his audience.
- philipov 8y agoBut this is obvious, otherwise leaving Facebook wouldn't be noteworthy at all. That's ultimately why he's on Facebook in the first place. If Facebook were ineffective at providing people with network effects, it would not be necessary to get people to leave it.
- ska 8y agoIt holds even if it isn’t the biggest number. It could be a small number, but how else would you reach them?
- diminoten 8y agoIf Facebook is the only way to reach your audience, maybe don't quit it? It clearly isn't here, so his post would have made more sense outside of Facebook.
- nathan_long 8y agoBecause "his audience" in this case is Facebook users? If he were quitting MySpace in 2018, it would make sense to post a message there. The users of the service are the ones who might miss him, and who might benefit from a warning.