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If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention

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Re: If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention

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Post by AndrewDucker »

PhaedrusV wrote: post #5

Have people decided that they need Facebook for some reason? Just delete your account. If you need photos, or groups, or contact, there's other services. A good ol' boycott will fix everything wrong about Facebook. No 'terror' required.

Facebook is where my brother posts photos of his kids. It's where my old friends (scattered around the world) let me know they're getting married, having kids, getting cancer, etc.

I'd love it if they used their own blogs, like in the good old days. But until then that's where I have to go if I want to keep up with the people I care about.

Re: If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention

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Post by wayneftw »

AndrewDucker wrote: post #21
PhaedrusV wrote: post #5

Have people decided that they need Facebook for some reason? Just delete your account. If you need photos, or groups, or contact, there's other services. A good ol' boycott will fix everything wrong about Facebook. No 'terror' required.

Facebook is where my brother posts photos of his kids. It's where my old friends (scattered around the world) let me know they're getting married, having kids, getting cancer, etc. I'd love it if they used their own blogs, like in the good old days. But until then that's where I have to go if I want to keep up with the people I care about.

Do they care about you? If so, they might leave if you do.

There has to be something better to go to of course...and I just don’t see that right now.

Re: If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention

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Post by joe_momma »

Kaze404 wrote: post #20
joe_momma wrote: post #9

Trump won because Democrats did Bernie wrong not because Facebook displayed ads to people who were more likely to vote the way they did anyway. Democrats are always whining about the wrong things instead of addressing problems from the standpoint their supporters see every day. Trump will win again because of this, not because of social media advertising.

I think it's fair to say there can be more than one reason to why things happen.

Yah very true, but the Bernie thing shows how disconnected the top of the democratic food chain is from the next generation of liberal voters. Education and the environment are two sticking points Bernie nailed. He deserved better and now the democratic base knows the best candidate on their own ticket can't be nominated. Shenanigans I say.

Re: If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention

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Post by theklr »

wayneftw wrote: post #22
AndrewDucker wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Facebook is where my brother posts photos of his kids. It's where my old friends (scattered around the world) let me know they're getting married, having kids, getting cancer, etc. I'd love it if they used their own blogs, like in the good old days. But until then that's where I have to go if I want to keep up with the people I care about.

Do they care about you? If so, they might leave if you do. There has to be something better to go to of course...and I just don’t see that right now.

That’s a pipe dream. Been off for 2 years now. Shared my details with those who claimed they cared... unless I’m actively reaching out to them, I’m “forgettable.” Humans are lazy, not in a spiteful way it’s just convince > privacy.. and Facebook has dressed convenience over privacy ridiculously well.

Re: If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention

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Post by theklr »

joe_momma wrote: post #25
Kaze404 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it's fair to say there can be more than one reason to why things happen.

Yah very true, but the Bernie thing shows how disconnected the top of the democratic food chain is from the next generation of liberal voters. Education and the environment are two sticking points Bernie nailed. He deserved better and now the democratic base knows the best candidate on their own ticket can't be nominated. Shenanigans I say.

I think it’s still an oversimplification that it’s just Bernie. On the ground his ideas work, but he doesn’t. That’s a big problem that Bernie stans still won’t acknowledge.

Re: If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention

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Post by joe_momma »

theklr wrote: post #27
joe_momma wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yah very true, but the Bernie thing shows how disconnected the top of the democratic food chain is from the next generation of liberal voters. Education and the environment are two sticking points Bernie nailed. He deserved better and now the democratic base knows the best candidate on their own ticket can't be nominated. Shenanigans I say.

I think it’s still an oversimplification that it’s just Bernie. On the ground his ideas work, but he doesn’t. That’s a big problem that Bernie stans still won’t acknowledge.

When you're the POTUS you can make any idea happen. Ever hear about going to the moon or universal healthcare. Oversimplified or can't admit to it, Hillary didn't even have a concession speech, talk about feeling entitled.

Re: If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention

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Post by joe_momma »

theklr wrote: post #27
joe_momma wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yah very true, but the Bernie thing shows how disconnected the top of the democratic food chain is from the next generation of liberal voters. Education and the environment are two sticking points Bernie nailed. He deserved better and now the democratic base knows the best candidate on their own ticket can't be nominated. Shenanigans I say.

I think it’s still an oversimplification that it’s just Bernie. On the ground his ideas work, but he doesn’t. That’s a big problem that Bernie stans still won’t acknowledge.

But to be fair I first never thought it was entirely Bernie but rather Hillary's lack of attention in the Rust Belt and Coal States. She also did not appeal to women as some may think she should. There are a lot of reasons, but coming back to the Bernie thing, that really split the Democratic party in two, which you can see now with defund police movements.
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