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It's not that I don't care about friends, it is that FB has no greater value than just talking/texting to people. FB just tries to pretend they bring value to t
by emayljames 8y ago
It's not that I don't care about friends, it is that FB has no greater value than just talking/texting to people. FB just tries to pretend they bring value to things we already had and still do, before it existed.
- quadrangle 8y agoFB has negative value compared to talking to people face-to-face in real life… but even while it continues to destroy value by undermining our relationships, various communities have been captured there due to network effects, and then you have to use FB if you want to connect to that community.
- emayljames 8y agoTrue. I do wonder, though, if this community effect has increased polarisation of views.
- quadrangle 8y agoThis is a simple form you can reuse: Does [increased polarisation of views] increase engagement? [Yes] Therefore, we can conclude that Facebook does this. FB is designed for maximum-engagement regardless of whether that is positive or negative for the useds (to use Richard Stallman's pun).