Facebook – cancer of our generation
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Facebook – cancer of our generation
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#3https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674
Yea I mean if you're not getting anything out of using Facebook, just disable notifications and stop using it. Other people may get joy out of it, idk that's fine.
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#4Some of the most successful people I know aren't on Facebook and I don't think that's a coincidence. It's the new smoking, an expensive/unhealthy pacifier for poor people.
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#5For me it's a self-correcting problem. I don't care about what most people are posting, I've unfollowed probably more than 75% of people, and I spend maybe 5 minutes a day scanning for interesting updates. I don't post anything because there's nothing I would ever share, that'd be appropriate for the grab-bag of friends, family members, former coworkers, and randoms that I've Friended over the years.
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#6Cancer is the wrong word. These things are addictions not diseases. "coca-cola for the mind" is how I like to put it.
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#7Cancer is the wrong word. These things are addictions not diseases. "coca-cola for the mind" is how I like to put it.
I think it was on HN that I read someone compare social media on your phone to smoking in the 50s.
Always liked that comparison.
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#8The impressions you get from Facebook, or Twitter, or even Hacker News are going to be shaped in large part by what you choose to focus on. If you expect to find outrage and envy, and focus on the things that confirm your expectation, you will probably come away outraged and envious. If you expect to find joyful news and humor, and focus on the things that confirm your very different expectation, you will probably come away happy and amused. You can guide this process further by who you choose to befriend, who you choose to mute or highlight, and even what you post yourself.
Social media lets you become connected. What people, what facts, or what feelings you connect to is largely up to you.
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#9https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674
FYI for those curious, this link takes you to the "How do I delete my account page" at facebook.
I haven't used Facebook in around 5-7 years. One day 2-3 years ago my wife was fooling around with our media PC and accidentally logged me in (lastpass) when she wanted to check a video link. Broke my record!
More substantially, but not wanting to preach...I'm amazed as I visit customers, partners and coworkers around the country and see how much time/effort people (especially middle aged corporate people) spend on the Book.
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#10If Facebook is the cancer of our generation, what does that make, you know, cancer?