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Re: Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted the app

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octorian wrote: post #398
starpilot wrote: post #383

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My sister has gone down the same rabbit hole. She really thinks she's "fighting the good fight" by posting a fresh outrage every day. She's glued to a changing handful of posts, replying rapid-fire to anyone who disagrees. I used to post (4-5 times per year) photos of my vacations, but I don't want to feed the whole lifestyle porn/envy cycle.

> She really thinks she's "fighting the good fight" by posting a fresh outrage every day. I have a few people in my feed who do this, from both sides. It almost feels like they've turned into nothing but meme/share-bots. It gets so annoying that I should probably block them already. If you try to call out the content, you either get childishly shouted down because you're on "the other side", or called out as "the pro…

It's hard to argue with people who think that a debate is won by finding the best ad-hominem put-down. It's probably not even worth trying, unless you enjoy a kind of rational trolling where you state your case and ignore the responses.

Re: Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted the app

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Post by samstave »

SmellyGeekBoy wrote: post #558
samstave wrote: post #309

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But that's a lame argument: I don't expect iPad to be the primary device for posting, but you should be able to have a fine consuming experience in it. It feels like running a 640x480 app on a 4k capable screen. It's a joke that they would ignore what a crappy experience it is.

If you're not interested in posting why not just use instagram.com?

It feels like running a 640x480 app on a 4k capable screen.

It's a joke that they would ignore what a crappy experience it is.

Re: Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted the app

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Post by randycupertino »

johnsonjo wrote: post #506
randycupertino wrote: post #495

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I used to waste time doing this and would argue with right-winger family who was brainwashed by Fox news. I finally realized no matter how good your points are, and no matter how eloquently said or rationally stated you will just flat out never convince someone or change their opinion on policy based on a facebook discussion. Literally the only thing arguing politics on there does is polarize people, and further entr…

This may not be received well, but I’ll try anyway. Yeah debate can definitely be polarizing, but I appreciate people that bring a reasoned argument to the table without being conflicting. When that happens I have a little more faith in humanity even when their opinions are different than my own. It’s a give and take and it sounds like in your situation you felt like you were the only one trying to have a civil discu…

I think you make a good point and I'd be open to having rational discussions about it, but these are people posting "O'Bummer" Obama memes... imo just not even worth wading into. They're not looking for my input, as the poster below mentioned they just post as a rallying cry to get likes from their other right wing family members.

Re: Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted the app

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Post by zero_intp »

ams6110 wrote: post #460
spookthesunset wrote: post #390

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> Angry political screeds are hard to filter out nowadays. A sign of the times. A lot of people are just really pissed off right now. I also think a lot of people that used to ignore politics realized that it matters...

It's really not "now", it's just that the tables have turned. For the previous two terms, the other party was in power, and the out-of-power people could only whinge about it. And that's the same thing that's happening now.

Your observation is only true in the ephemeral surface. there is no moral equivalence. there is no legal equivalence. What is your purpose in this deflection?

Re: Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted the app

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Post by therealx »

cknoxrun wrote: post #210
mulmen wrote: post #133

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Sure but did you have any other interaction with the internet about these topics? Did you search Google for tree house building codes? Did you search Pinterest or Instagram for ideas? I have heard this anecdote many times but I don't believe Facebook is actually recording everything we say. Mostly because I don't think our phones have that kind of battery life. I do think they have data on essentially everything you…

I wonder if it is also possible they associate you with searches your friends have done after being in the same location? So if you chat about going to Bali with your friends or co-workers, and one of them searches for Bali flights, they then display Bali ads to the entire group.

This is true, they are known to monitor location all the time and display ads like this. They will also suggest people to be friends if they find you guys hang out in person a lot.

Re: Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted the app

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Post by johnsonjo »

randycupertino wrote: post #583
johnsonjo wrote: post #506

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This may not be received well, but I’ll try anyway. Yeah debate can definitely be polarizing, but I appreciate people that bring a reasoned argument to the table without being conflicting. When that happens I have a little more faith in humanity even when their opinions are different than my own. It’s a give and take and it sounds like in your situation you felt like you were the only one trying to have a civil discu…

I think you make a good point and I'd be open to having rational discussions about it, but these are people posting "O'Bummer" Obama memes... imo just not even worth wading into. They're not looking for my input, as the poster below mentioned they just post as a rallying cry to get likes from their other right wing family members.

Makes sense, not every battle should be fought.

Re: Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted the app

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Post by gibsonf1 »

celkam wrote: post #161
gibsonf1 wrote: post #140

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You could make your app Solid compliant - I would love a good social network UI on top of Solid, especially if it could import all the FB data into your Solid repository. https://solid.mit.edu/

I've been thinking about this a bit, and my main concern about SOLID powering a social network is that it would thrash Pods from users with thousands of friends requesting thousands of documents on the same pod every x seconds, which might work for commercial servers but end up being a DDOS on smaller Pods. I guess I'm worried about the power need to do this at scale, and that we'll end up with something analogous to…

It's a good point, simply solved by people with a bunch of friends needing a reliable POD. I think the point of Solid is that you pay for service, even if it's a small fee. So if you have huge social needs, you might have to pay a bit more for a reliable POD.

Re: Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted the app

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Post by tirumaraiselvan »

DoofusOfDeath wrote: post #549
tirumaraiselvan wrote: post #546

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I use Twitter to see the thoughts of influential people and even interact with them which I could have never done otherwise.

Out of curiosity, what do you get from that?

An expanded mind. Learning from smarter people.
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