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Re: Ask HN: What will happen to React if we #deleteFacebook?

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Post by Waterluvian »

eloff wrote: post #6

React is open-source it will live on. But to address your underlying implication that Facebook is going down, as much as many of us would like to believe otherwise, this will blow over in a matter of weeks. Facebook will emerge out the other side stronger than ever. The outrage machine of the internet is working well lately, but it's still mostly toothless. Even potential regulator or court involvement is unlikely to…

If even 1% of all FB accounts were deleted, I would be amazed and call it a staggeringly successful campaign.

Re: Ask HN: What will happen to React if we #deleteFacebook?

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Post by raksDev »

dudul wrote: post #14

#deleteFacebook is not going anywhere. In 2 weeks, people will be outraged at something else and move on.

I second your opinion. React Native has come a long way but it has failed somehow to prove its worth. Well, Before anyone bombards me with the criticism I would want to clarify that I am talking about performance here (Specially on Android)

Re: Ask HN: What will happen to React if we #deleteFacebook?

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Post by ksec »

eloff wrote: post #6

React is open-source it will live on. But to address your underlying implication that Facebook is going down, as much as many of us would like to believe otherwise, this will blow over in a matter of weeks. Facebook will emerge out the other side stronger than ever. The outrage machine of the internet is working well lately, but it's still mostly toothless. Even potential regulator or court involvement is unlikely to…

I thought Facebook going down was way overblown too, so i decided to ask my friends, many are just there to buy clothes, social sharing or reading up shared news. They are normal, everyday users, who are not into tech at all. There answer were along the line;

1. What is Cambridge Analytics's?

2. I dont know what happen to facebook recently.

3. My data is being collected? So?

4. Oh

5. Can I still buy and shop on Facebook?

6. Why would I delete facebook?

I think it is clear, apart from those of use who really cared about tech, or those live in US felt being used as tools in politics, many around the world dont give a damn.

I am tempted to buy into Facebook stock as well ( may be for it to lower a little more ), while none of the post 2000 born teenagers i knew has a Facebook account, they knew IG. Really IG is the new Facebook. Whatsapp is still growing.

Re: Ask HN: What will happen to React if we #deleteFacebook?

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Post by gregoriol »

mesozoic wrote: post #4

Wait 3 months and a new javascript framework will be en vogue.

Deeply agree: React will be dead (maybe not internally at fb, but to the rest of the world) long before facebook goes dead. Whether you consider it a trend or a point-in-time technology, it will be surpassed by something quickly enough.

Re: Ask HN: What will happen to React if we #deleteFacebook?

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Post by droidist2 »

Waterluvian wrote: post #21
eloff wrote: post #6

React is open-source it will live on. But to address your underlying implication that Facebook is going down, as much as many of us would like to believe otherwise, this will blow over in a matter of weeks. Facebook will emerge out the other side stronger than ever. The outrage machine of the internet is working well lately, but it's still mostly toothless. Even potential regulator or court involvement is unlikely to…

If even 1% of all FB accounts were deleted, I would be amazed and call it a staggeringly successful campaign.

Oddly the way Wall Street works, Facebook's stock would probably drop 25% if that happened.

Re: Ask HN: What will happen to React if we #deleteFacebook?

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Post by droidist2 »

bdcravens wrote: post #19
d--b wrote: post #3

It's MIT licensed and widely used. So we're only a fork away from a facebook-independent React...

Need for funding is a thing, but I'd presume AirBnB or Dropbox or any of the many others listed on https://github.com/facebook/react/wiki/Sites-Using-React would step up.

Good point. I wonder if too many of them would step up though and we'd have 4 different *-react forks all with significant mindshare, weakening the community by splintering it.

Re: Ask HN: What will happen to React if we #deleteFacebook?

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Post by coonery »

ksec wrote: post #23
eloff wrote: post #6

React is open-source it will live on. But to address your underlying implication that Facebook is going down, as much as many of us would like to believe otherwise, this will blow over in a matter of weeks. Facebook will emerge out the other side stronger than ever. The outrage machine of the internet is working well lately, but it's still mostly toothless. Even potential regulator or court involvement is unlikely to…

I thought Facebook going down was way overblown too, so i decided to ask my friends, many are just there to buy clothes, social sharing or reading up shared news. They are normal, everyday users, who are not into tech at all. There answer were along the line; 1. What is Cambridge Analytics's? 2. I dont know what happen to facebook recently. 3. My data is being collected? So? 4. Oh 5. Can I still buy and shop on Faceb…

What is IG?

Re: Ask HN: What will happen to React if we #deleteFacebook?

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Post by notheguyouthink »

coonery wrote: post #29
ksec wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I thought Facebook going down was way overblown too, so i decided to ask my friends, many are just there to buy clothes, social sharing or reading up shared news. They are normal, everyday users, who are not into tech at all. There answer were along the line; 1. What is Cambridge Analytics's? 2. I dont know what happen to facebook recently. 3. My data is being collected? So? 4. Oh 5. Can I still buy and shop on Faceb…

What is IG?

Instagram I imagine
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