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I used to be a fan of Facebook, but I was never obsessed with it. I even used to work there. I'm over it. It's useful for groups, some of the ads really are u
by DataJunkie 8y ago
I used to be a fan of Facebook, but I was never obsessed with it. I even used to work there.
I'm over it.
It's useful for groups, some of the ads really are useful, it's nice to sometimes keep up with people that are far away, but the news feed has had done way more harm than good for our society, including my own life.
After the 2016 Election, Facebook posts lead to so much drama in my family that certain "branches" of the tree have unfriended and blocked each other and we haven't spoken since. My dad and I constantly argue because he will see some comment I made on someone else's post and have to give his own opinion, or read to me what the other person said back. There is no way to turn this part of the feed off.
Overall, it is a totally unpleasant product to use now. The only reason I want it to succeed is because I own stock from when I worked there.
- prewett 8y agoIf the only reason you want the company to succeed is because you own stock, that sounds like a good reason to not own the stock. Besides, if other people start feeling the way you do, the stock is not likely to do very well, so if you believe your feeling is representative, you might want to consider it a sell signal.
- DataJunkie 8y agoI agree. I am not good at the stock market.
- therealdrag0 8y agoThis and another NYT had quotes implying they're gonna try shift towards more private communications. I hope they pull it off, but I wont hold my breath.
- mullingitover 8y ago> There is no way to turn this part of the feed off. Unfollow everyone, and you don't get sucked into interacting with the facebook feed. Use it for Messenger, groups, and events. I've been doing that, and facebook is a perfectly good communication utility without any of the grief. Honestly, we as users should demand a simple switch that entirely disables the feed. It turns facebook from a socially messy skinner box into something benign and generally quite useful.
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- bemmu 8y agoI use this to remove the feed: https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator/ https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator/ Periodically I go and read through the feeds of family and friends when they happen to be on my mind.
- DataJunkie 8y agoI don't care about seeing other people's comments, but I'd like to be able to prevent people seeing my comments on other peoples' posts unless it is a mutual friend or something. No matter what it is I comment on, a news article, or a group post, and my dad (and I am sure other FB friends) see it even if we aren't connected to the same groups and sites.
- DesiLurker 8y ago>> The only reason I want it to succeed is because I own stock from when I worked there. I know the feeling as I HAD the same situation with amazon. The problem with such thinking is that yes you'll make some money off of it by enhancing human misery but when I sell the stock I will still be a human being. Fortunately, when you are not a part of the company there is a easy justification to sell, its that you are no longer have a 'better sense' than market about the direction of the stock. so for me the question then becomes of the universe of stocks available out there why hold on to this (& if you have a good reason then why not invest more of your 'own' money into it). IMO its just endowment effect.
- tmontana 8y ago>> The problem with such thinking is that yes you'll make some money off of it by enhancing human misery but when I sell the stock I will still be a human being. care to elaborate how amazon "enchances human misery"?
- kurtisc 8y agoIf you wouldn't discuss it with your family around a dinner table, why would you do it on a platform where you connect with them?