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I really dont understand why ppl still use fb. There is nothing there that you need. Connecting with family is a phone call away.
by shoulderfake 6y ago
I really dont understand why ppl still use fb. There is nothing there that you need. Connecting with family is a phone call away.
- joshmanders 6y agoLet me preface this with I have quit using facebook, but this is a naive way of thinking. There's more to staying connected with family than calling them up, a completely synchronous action that interrupts the lives of both involved just to happen. But it's also not scalable to keep a large family or friend group up to date with whats going on in your world, or catch up with whats going on in theirs by calling every one of them up.
- cortesoft 6y agoI don't really understand why ppl still use phones. There is nothing there that you need. Connecting with family is a drive away.
- backspace_ 6y agoI have family that lives 1000 miles away, a phone is a better choice for me.
- cortesoft 6y agoI know, the comment was meant to point out the flaw in this same argument for facebook.
- quickthrower2 6y agoI don’t understand why people still use cars. Connecting with family is just a short stroll away.
- crocodiletears 6y agoFacebook Groups are a great alternative to Reddit for people who don't like 'reddit people'.
- quickthrower2 6y agoReddit people - the type that say “nice” etc. only exist on the very popular subs. There are plenty of high quality moderated subs.
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- pscoutou 6y agoI know Facebook Groups has replaced forum boards/mailing lists for many.
- MrZongle2 6y ago"Connecting with family is a phone call away." A phone call, an email, a Zoom meeting, a Skype meeting, even a letter away for those too far away to meet in person....
- michannne 6y agoHas anyone ever even used Zoom to connect with family members?
- nobody9999 6y ago> Has anyone ever even used Zoom to connect with family members? Most of my (large, 25+) extended family has done so. And we've used it too. Fortunately for me, Zoom invites also provide a local call in number and I use that -- not from my smartphone, but from a bog standard cordless phone connected to an ATA[0] situated outside my firewall -- to join Zoom meetings. No, my family doesn't get to see my shining face, but they already know what it looks like. I've considered setting up a self-hosted Jitsi[1] instance, but it seems like overkill for my needs. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_telephone_adapter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_telephone_adapter [1] https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/devops-guide/devops-guide-quickstart https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/devops-guide/devops-gu...
- DeusExMachina 6y agoThe fact that you don't find anything that you need there does not mean it's the same for everyone. In some circles, Facebook is the only way to communicate and organize events. If you are not there, you are cut out in real life.