Stop using Facebook is good advice for most people. For that to be true, it isn't necesssary that there is nothing of any use or value on Facebook. It simply h

Stop using Facebook is good advice for most people. For that to be true, it isn't necesssary that there is nothing of any use or value on Facebook. It simply has be true that those benefits are outweighed by the costs. For most people, there is a very real danger that if they use Facebook, they will end up wasting lots of time scrolling through their feed. Given how precious time is, this is an extremely a high cost. I didn't find your examples super compelling. I have kids and they're in groups with shared calendars, and so far no of these have used facebook. If everyone seemed super attached to it, I would go along, but I can't see other parents digging their heels in against "why don't we write it in this shared google doc, which anyone can view or even edit without an account" I have hobbies and interests. There might be some good content or communities on Facebook. There's lots of good content and communities outside of Facebook. It's not a limiting constraint. I also didn't get your techie vs normie distinction. Maybe I am not a techie but I don't use email mailing lists, RSS readers, Mastodon, vBulletin, or phpBB boards. At work I use slack and email. In my personal life, I use email, iMessage, SMS, and Signal.