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You don’t need a social network for that, just a messaging app. The idea that families would not be able to keep in touch without social media is absurd and obv

by jshen 4y ago

You don’t need a social network for that, just a messaging app. The idea that families would not be able to keep in touch without social media is absurd and obviously wrong.

darawk 4y ago
You don't need them, but friction matters. You can stay in touch via the postal service. That does not mean that newer mediums with lower friction and more capabilities do not deliver real value to people. Whether or not social media is a net positive, no serious person can argue that they do not deliver value to large numbers of people.
- gsatic 4y ago
  What total nonsense! Facebook added a Like Count next every comment my family made and thanks to that totally fucked social dynamics for good.
nradov 4y ago
Families mostly like to share photos. Facebook works far better than any messaging app for that use case.
- jshen 4y ago
  Does it? I just opened Facebook, scrolled for a while, and didn’t see any family photos. I saw a bunch of lizard brain short videos of people fighting in road rage incidents, attractive women dancing and such, airsoft gun games (no idea why Facebook thinks I’d like this), and other similar types of things not related to my family. I actually liked Facebook when it mostly showed me photos of friends and family, but I’m guessing that isn’t profitable enough.
  - nradov 4y ago
    The feed really depends on what you have reacted to in the past. I routinely "hide all from" most pages and friends-of-friends so I mostly only see original content from friends and family.
    - jshen 4y ago
      I never told it to show me short form video of random things not related to my family and friends. I also never reacted to it. The idea that FB is about staying in touch with family, and that it's the best way to do that, is absurd when you look at what FB is today.

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You don’t need a social network for that, just a messaging app. The idea that families would not be able to keep in touch without social media is absurd and obv

by jshen 4y ago

You don’t need a social network for that, just a messaging app. The idea that families would not be able to keep in touch without social media is absurd and obviously wrong.

darawk 4y ago
You don't need them, but friction matters. You can stay in touch via the postal service. That does not mean that newer mediums with lower friction and more capabilities do not deliver real value to people. Whether or not social media is a net positive, no serious person can argue that they do not deliver value to large numbers of people.
- gsatic 4y ago
  What total nonsense! Facebook added a Like Count next every comment my family made and thanks to that totally fucked social dynamics for good.
nradov 4y ago
Families mostly like to share photos. Facebook works far better than any messaging app for that use case.
- jshen 4y ago
  Does it? I just opened Facebook, scrolled for a while, and didn’t see any family photos. I saw a bunch of lizard brain short videos of people fighting in road rage incidents, attractive women dancing and such, airsoft gun games (no idea why Facebook thinks I’d like this), and other similar types of things not related to my family. I actually liked Facebook when it mostly showed me photos of friends and family, but I’m guessing that isn’t profitable enough.
  - nradov 4y ago
    The feed really depends on what you have reacted to in the past. I routinely "hide all from" most pages and friends-of-friends so I mostly only see original content from friends and family.
    - jshen 4y ago
      I never told it to show me short form video of random things not related to my family and friends. I also never reacted to it. The idea that FB is about staying in touch with family, and that it's the best way to do that, is absurd when you look at what FB is today.