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From my perspective the problem is often other people... without a Facebook account I have a hard time getting invited to events, and lately even more difficult
by micromacrofoot 3y ago
From my perspective the problem is often other people... without a Facebook account I have a hard time getting invited to events, and lately even more difficulty purchasing used items locally, people organize roommates and rentals on facebook! one organization I volunteered for briefly organized everything via Facebook message and were upset that I didn't have an account.
- TedDoesntTalk 3y agoYou could, you know, have a Facebook account and use it only for Marketplace and Messenger. That’s what I do. I don’t post or read the feeds.
- micromacrofoot 3y agoI find it too insidious personally
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoThat's cool, but it means you'll be excluded from events by people that don't agree; you can't expect people to make an exception just for you.
- micromacrofoot 3y agoYes, this is the problem as described in the initial comment. Facebook has commercialized a basic slice of human interaction. To boycott Facebook is to boycott people who rely on it. Quite evil at scale, from my perspective.
- TedDoesntTalk 3y agoYou could say the same of EventBrite, Craigslist, and evite (birthday parties). Facebook is not alone. Why not just turn off all screens while you’re at it? /s A better solution is to use these services with discernment; e.g. engage with them to the limited extent to need to RSVP an event or sell something out of your garage.
- micromacrofoot 3y agoI would argue very strongly that Facebook is alone in scale, breadth, and controversy in the space they operate in. The only winning move is not to play. All of the competitors you've mentioned are orders of magnitude smaller.
- te_chris 3y agoeveryone in my circle has drifted away from facebook and mostly just uses whatsapp groups to organise events.
- micromacrofoot 3y agodrifted away from facebook to... whatsapp by facebook