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Believe it or not, there is a high brow Facebook where this is not a problem. I spend a lot of time on FB with my older friends where literature, film, poetry a

Believe it or not, there is a high brow Facebook where this is not a problem. I spend a lot of time on FB with my older friends where literature, film, poetry and science are topics and never see fake stuff. It's called out. That said, I can believe it's a problem on low brow Facebook, I just haven't seen it.

mock-possum 3y ago
Call it out, and employ an n-strikes-process - after you’ve given a particular user a chance to get their act together, simply block them. Now they will no longer waste your time, and in time all you will have left are the users worth remaining connected to. The problem is, people don’t look at Facebook as an experience they themselves ought to actively curate - it’s mostly out of obligation at this point. They feel guilty if they don’t remain connected to this relative or that friend of a friend or some celebrity or brand, and so they put up with whatever they’re spammed with, rather than choosing to improve their situation.
- labrador 3y ago
  My friends actually aren't as active as I implied now that I think about it, but by carefully curating my Facebook I'm talking as much or more to smart people I've never met. This gives me a feeling of connection that I enjoy. I'm not there to make friends necessarily, but to interact around ideas.
randomdata 3y ago
I have seen it. Nobody I know posts on Facebook anymore, so when Facebook is desperately trying to find content to fill the feed it turns to whatever it can come up with from random accounts. The apparent active group of friends you have is no doubt why you haven't seen it. That activity gives Facebook something to work with.
- Beijinger 3y ago
  "I have seen it. Nobody I know posts on Facebook anymore" Interesting thought. I just dropped meta in my investment account since I needed the money for a trade. They had a good run, unfortunately I bought before the dip because of metaverse.
- A_Venom_Roll 3y ago
  I never thought about it like that, but it definitely makes sense now. I open my FB account only once every two weeks or so now, and there is so much uninteresting clickbaity stuff from random accounts that it never takes me more than 30 seconds.

mock-possum 3y ago

Call it out, and employ an n-strikes-process - after you’ve given a particular user a chance to get their act together, simply block them. Now they will no longer waste your time, and in time all you will have left are the users worth remaining connected to. The problem is, people don’t look at Facebook as an experience they themselves ought to actively curate - it’s mostly out of obligation at this point. They feel guilty if they don’t remain connected to this relative or that friend of a friend or some celebrity or brand, and so they put up with whatever they’re spammed with, rather than choosing to improve their situation.

labrador 3y ago
My friends actually aren't as active as I implied now that I think about it, but by carefully curating my Facebook I'm talking as much or more to smart people I've never met. This gives me a feeling of connection that I enjoy. I'm not there to make friends necessarily, but to interact around ideas.

randomdata 3y ago

I have seen it. Nobody I know posts on Facebook anymore, so when Facebook is desperately trying to find content to fill the feed it turns to whatever it can come up with from random accounts. The apparent active group of friends you have is no doubt why you haven't seen it. That activity gives Facebook something to work with.

Beijinger 3y ago
"I have seen it. Nobody I know posts on Facebook anymore" Interesting thought. I just dropped meta in my investment account since I needed the money for a trade. They had a good run, unfortunately I bought before the dip because of metaverse.
A_Venom_Roll 3y ago
I never thought about it like that, but it definitely makes sense now. I open my FB account only once every two weeks or so now, and there is so much uninteresting clickbaity stuff from random accounts that it never takes me more than 30 seconds.