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Re: Sheryl Sandberg’s New Job Is to Fix Facebook’s Reputation and Her Own

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Post by romwell » Fri, Sep 07, 2018, 11:23 PM UTC

speedplane wrote: post #52

ilovecaching wrote: post #47

To those of you saying Facebook provides no value, here are some concrete examples: - In countries where fraud is rampant and people try to sell basic goods on messaging platforms, marketplace allows small business owners and tradesmen to barter goods. This is leagues safer and more efficient than their old methods. Facebook provides a place where people can plan events and create “websites” for their shops and activ…

> Facebook pioneered removing anonymity Not at all. There are so many fake accounts on Facebook that it's now impossible to tell who is real and who isn't. True, they removed anonymity, but they replaced it with fraud. > Facebook allows me to stay connected to people I rarely see. If you rarely see them or interact, how much true value are you gaining other than an abstract sense of nostalgia. > Facebook gives me the…

>> Facebook allows me to stay connected to people I rarely see.

>If you rarely see them or interact, how much true value are you gaining other than an abstract sense of nostalgia.

In short - a lot. Add to that the fact that people travel - and I do pretty often - and Facebook is currently the best tool to meet people you know in faraway places.

I live in California, and last time I traveled to Germany, I got to meet two of my friends who live NY there who just happened to be there for an occasion (work/conference travel). I wouldn't have thought to notify them personally in advance, and neither would they. Posting "Hey, I'm at (location)" on FB is by far the easiest way to go about it.

Re: Sheryl Sandberg’s New Job Is to Fix Facebook’s Reputation and Her Own

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Post by tj-teej » Fri, Sep 07, 2018, 11:29 PM UTC

wolco wrote: post #14

tj-teej wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All due respect, smoke causes cancer, images don't cause mental health problems. If cigarettes weren't addictive they'd still be REALLY bad for you. The problem with Facebook (or current Social Media) is that it IS addictive, and therefore bad, if it wasn't addictive it wouldn't necessarily be bad for you.

Talk to child exploitation workers who have nervous breakdowns over the images they see. Images do cause mental health issues.

That’s completely true, I wasn’t clear in my first post, I meant images alone do not necessarily cause harm, whereas a cigarette does necessarily cause harm.

You’re completely right that there are images which can cause harm

Re: Sheryl Sandberg’s New Job Is to Fix Facebook’s Reputation and Her Own

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Post by speedplane » Sun, Sep 16, 2018, 9:14 AM UTC

mercer wrote: post #81

speedplane wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Facebook pioneered removing anonymity Not at all. There are so many fake accounts on Facebook that it's now impossible to tell who is real and who isn't. True, they removed anonymity, but they replaced it with fraud. > Facebook allows me to stay connected to people I rarely see. If you rarely see them or interact, how much true value are you gaining other than an abstract sense of nostalgia. > Facebook gives me the…

> > Facebook pioneered removing anonymity > Not at all. There are so many fake accounts on Facebook that it's now impossible to tell who is real and who isn't. True, they removed anonymity, but they replaced it with fraud. While true, it's also true that for most people, most of their facebook friends are real people using their real name. That's decidedly different from how people use Twitter, Reddit and the like.

If just 5% of your “friends” are fake, it ruins any trust you may have in your community, it doesn’t need to be anywhere close to a majority. The other networks have similar problems, but Facebook is the worst offender at promoting a false sense of trust.