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> Life would not stop in Europe if FB evaporated from the continent The greatest trick the social networks pulled was convincing the world that they have to ex
by coffeefirst 6y ago
> Life would not stop in Europe if FB evaporated from the continent
The greatest trick the social networks pulled was convincing the world that they have to exist.
I understand pulling the plug would be more disruptive in some places than others, but almost by definition, anything they do that’s actually useful would migrate to another service.
- robomartin 6y agoYes. From my perspective the only thing of value in FB is the advertising channel. If FB wasn't around Google would work just fine. True friends and family? You already have their contact info. The way I would suspend or shutdown FB would be to only allow their Messenger product to function and give users, say, 90 days to ensure they get contact info for those they care about before Messenger is put on hold. And then it goes dark. I have to admit bias here. I am very angry about what FB has done to our beloved family members. We are powerless to reverse the damage, and it isn't getting any better.