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This is just a lie Facebook wants you to feel. Your sister and mom care about you, they will easily prioritize their family member over specific apps.
by mlthoughts2018 6y ago
This is just a lie Facebook wants you to feel. Your sister and mom care about you, they will easily prioritize their family member over specific apps.
- Taek 6y agoI really feel comments like these come from people who haven't successfully actually quit Facebook. There's a real heavy cost to not being on Facebook and most people don't feel the dependency because they've convinced themselves they can quit at any time.
- mlthoughts2018 6y agoNo, there is not a heavy cost. It’s just a perception and myth to keep more people reliant on Facebook.
- fckthisguy 6y agoHow exactly do you think Facebook are telling me this lie? You realize that I am speaking from experience not hypothetically; I don't have Facebook and there's been a marked decrease in both the number and frequency of messages from my family who rely on it. I really wish this wasn't the case. The vendor lock-in with Facebook is really significant and I think those of us who leave the platform have to acknowledge that.
- mlthoughts2018 6y agoThe sad part is that people tell this lie to themselves and resolve not to put forth any attempt to stay in touch, just accept “falloff” by others as evidence of Facebook lock-in. Facebook doesn’t even have to tell us this lie and use propaganda to convince us - we tell ourselves the lie! Speaking as someone who never had Facebook, I’ve experienced zero loss of connection with anyone in many networks of family, friends, colleagues, etc. Just a simple email thread to share stories and photos here or there, phone calls, SMS text chats or other apps. It’s so easy and seamless to stay in touch with no part of it involving Facebook.