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Zuckerberg: Amazon and Apple Are Allies And Google Build their own Facebook
- samstave 15y agoThere is no question about it - FB will own the social layer for the foreseeable future. The question is, how will this affect people and what actions, if any, should society take as a whole in turn? Personally - I have never had an FB account - and do not think I ever will. Will my kids? Most assuredly, though my 7-yo is not allowed until she is much older. The other is far too young... I'd rather my kids spend time outside, in swim class, hiking, chasing bugs etc... I know all too well what it is to spend too much time on computers. I have been in front of a computer nearly every single day since 3rd grade. I am nearly 40. I have spent time away from computers, and the internet, but being a silicon valley native and veteran - both my professional life and personal entertainment/educational life have been spent online (I do not watch TV nor subscribe to cable TV - all entertainment comes from inet) - and certain aspects of the quality of my life have suffered. However -- I can say that the singular most important reason I want to keep my kids off facebook is the fact that I dont want them to think that all of their social interactions, tracking, story-telling etc should come from a singular source/portal. I have never needed FB to connect to anyone. Nobody needs FB to connect to another human, and I certainly don't want my kids thinking that it is a requirement for social presence/community.