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Yes the death of forums is one of the huge hidden costs and another great reason to hate fb. Now info you search for online about cars comes from forums that h
by aunty_helen 1y ago
Yes the death of forums is one of the huge hidden costs and another great reason to hate fb.
Now info you search for online about cars comes from forums that haven’t had a post in the last year, yet in 2009 someone asked a great question about part compatibility.
We need a pirate effort to exfiltrate this data back into the public domain.
- TeMPOraL 1y agoUnfortunately we're facing a cultural issue here as well - people moved on from Facebook to Discord or private WhatsApp groups, and young would-be pirates see it as normal and good.
- whoisyc 1y agoLimiting the spread of the information is a feature, not a bug. You don’t want others to take your 2009 forum post out of context and ridicule you in front of a million angry YouTube viewers.
- rchaud 1y agoOn a forum, "you" is an anonymous username, so ridicule is meaningless. It doesn't follow you into the real world.
- whoisyc 1y agoFacebook is used to coordinate real world events. Think weekend hikes, dog shows, garage sales, you name it. If you have to hide your real world identity to post on a forum, then it will not be able to replace Facebook.