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As a counterpoint, Facebook also happens to be a great tool to organize people in times like this. Just today I saw a post in my feed where some acquaintances h
by chongli 6y ago
As a counterpoint, Facebook also happens to be a great tool to organize people in times like this. Just today I saw a post in my feed where some acquaintances had organized to raise money for a girl they know who was diagnosed with cancer. They managed to raise about $38,000 for her. That’s a big deal.
- moron4hire 6y agoPlenty of other tools exist
- chongli 6y agoYes, plenty of other tools exist. However, Facebook is the one that everyone is already on. So if you want to raise some money for a friend who has cancer you can start a GoFundMe campaign and spread the word via email. It's going to be more work, though, and I bet you won't get as big of a response due to the friction of the medium.
- smt88 6y agoI've found Twitter and reddit work equally well, as does subscribing to the emails of local organizers. In all those cases, you can block ads. On Facebook, you can't. The arms race between Facebook and adblockers seems to be in Facebook's favor.
- chongli 6y agoI don’t know about your family, but I have only one relative on Twitter and none on Reddit. If I wanted to organize something with my family, Twitter or Reddit would be the wrong place for it. Also I’m not sure how relevant blocking ads is to this. If it’s just about annoyance then Reddit and Twitter both have some extremely annoying aspects as well. Reddit is absolutely relentless about trying to get you to install their crappy app. Twitter is relentless about trolling external links that get too popular.