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For me, Facebook doesn't "suck". It helps me stay in touch with friends on other continents in a more user-friendly and convenient way than email/phone calls/le

by ojii 13y ago

For me, Facebook doesn't "suck". It helps me stay in touch with friends on other continents in a more user-friendly and convenient way than email/phone calls/letters. It makes it easier to organize events/get togethers with friends nearby because it allows n-to-n communication unlike SMS/phone calls and virtually everyone has it. I pay a price with my privacy but so far I'm fine with the tradeoff.

72deluxe 13y ago
I pay a price with my privacy but so far I'm fine with the tradeoff Some people aren't alright with the tradeoff. I manage to stay in touch with family and friends without using it, but they happen to use it extensively. I suppose the "it sucks" opinion is just as polarising as the "I have no privacy but it's fine". Looks like the argument will never be settled! I can imagine attempting to send letters to friends in other continents would be slow, but a nice touch if you received a letter.
- ojii 13y ago
  Absolutely agree with you. It is most certainly possible to not use Facebook (and I commend you on doing so successfully). But stating "Facebook sucks" as fact, as opposed to opinion, is just wrong in my opinion (and it looks like you would agree). And yes, sending letters is fun. Guess I'm just too lazy/used to the convenience of the internet.
bigbugbag 13y ago
Facebook sucks, it's a fact. Privacy is a building block for freedom and being robbed of the ability of being free sucks. Say you have a friend anywhere on earth but he/she doesn't have a facebook account, how exactly is facebook helping you staying in touch with this friend ? Everything you wrongly attribute to facebook is actually made possible by this thing called Internet and was being done long before facebook. The only thing facebook achieved (through unethical and dubious means) is to capture and keep captive a large proportion of internet users. Which is sad as facebook is pushing hard towards the destruction of the internet and is having some success in it (contrary to microsoft who tried the same during the 90's)
- ojii 13y ago
  I'm not being robbed if I give it away of my free will. I'd call it "paying" with privacy. Facebook sucking isn't fact, it's your opinion. Yes, the things I mention are possible thanks to The Internet, but The Internet alone doesn't allow me to do it, we need clients (and possibly servers) to use The Internet to communicate etc. Facebook offers these things. It's not the only offer, but please refer me to a usable alternative that my friends use/would use and I'll gladly consider using it.
staticelf 13y ago
"I pay a price with my privacy but so far I'm fine with the tradeoff." Sure. That is fine. But the problem with your statement is that "so far" isn't true. Facebook can and will store your data even if you delete it. So if the future you starts to agree with my opinion there is no way for you to erase your stuff. It just isn't shown publicly, if you're lucky.

by ojii 13y ago

72deluxe 13y ago

I pay a price with my privacy but so far I'm fine with the tradeoff Some people aren't alright with the tradeoff. I manage to stay in touch with family and friends without using it, but they happen to use it extensively. I suppose the "it sucks" opinion is just as polarising as the "I have no privacy but it's fine". Looks like the argument will never be settled! I can imagine attempting to send letters to friends in other continents would be slow, but a nice touch if you received a letter.

ojii 13y ago
Absolutely agree with you. It is most certainly possible to not use Facebook (and I commend you on doing so successfully). But stating "Facebook sucks" as fact, as opposed to opinion, is just wrong in my opinion (and it looks like you would agree). And yes, sending letters is fun. Guess I'm just too lazy/used to the convenience of the internet.

bigbugbag 13y ago

Facebook sucks, it's a fact. Privacy is a building block for freedom and being robbed of the ability of being free sucks. Say you have a friend anywhere on earth but he/she doesn't have a facebook account, how exactly is facebook helping you staying in touch with this friend ? Everything you wrongly attribute to facebook is actually made possible by this thing called Internet and was being done long before facebook. The only thing facebook achieved (through unethical and dubious means) is to capture and keep captive a large proportion of internet users. Which is sad as facebook is pushing hard towards the destruction of the internet and is having some success in it (contrary to microsoft who tried the same during the 90's)

ojii 13y ago
I'm not being robbed if I give it away of my free will. I'd call it "paying" with privacy. Facebook sucking isn't fact, it's your opinion. Yes, the things I mention are possible thanks to The Internet, but The Internet alone doesn't allow me to do it, we need clients (and possibly servers) to use The Internet to communicate etc. Facebook offers these things. It's not the only offer, but please refer me to a usable alternative that my friends use/would use and I'll gladly consider using it.

staticelf 13y ago

"I pay a price with my privacy but so far I'm fine with the tradeoff." Sure. That is fine. But the problem with your statement is that "so far" isn't true. Facebook can and will store your data even if you delete it. So if the future you starts to agree with my opinion there is no way for you to erase your stuff. It just isn't shown publicly, if you're lucky.