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I wonder if, in the future, being able not to be on any social media will be an higher class privilege.
It's been years since I deleted my Facebook account, I do use WhatsApp though, and I don't feel like I am missing up on anything.
Deleted my Facebook account two months ago, but kept the Messenger for keeping up with a handful of friends. Haven't missed the newsfeed spam a day since! Rest assured you're not missing out
Fb is not just making us another node in a vast network graph but also ensuring a worst boring grown-ups who can't do anything worthy but post an Fb post condemning something and feeling great about their social responsibility.
I wonder if, in the future, being able not to be on any social media will be an higher class privilege.
I read more and more articles and comments about things we've been saying for years. How come you wake up now and say that like it's a surprise ?
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Deleted my Facebook account two months ago, but kept the Messenger for keeping up with a handful of friends. Haven't missed the newsfeed spam a day since! Rest assured you're not missing out
Is it actually possible to keep messenger without Facebook? Because Facebook is a complete time wasting, spam filled, mind dulling echo chamber platform that I keep going back to due to habit. If I log out or deactivate I completely don't care after a few days, but messenger is essential to me.
I read more and more articles and comments about things we've been saying for years. How come you wake up now and say that like it's a surprise ?
Every time I think something like this, I remember that xkcd [1] about people learning things you already know, especially the mouseover text. [1]: https://xkcd.com/1053/
http://computerfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/facebook...
I wonder if, in the future, being able not to be on any social media will be an higher class privilege.
You can get a lot more accomplished by not spending time on Facebook. But for many people, vicarious living and social media validation are some of the few things that bring them joy in their lives.
Indeed. Any service online, where you do not explicitly pay money for goods/services rendered, you can rest assured that you are paying with data or influence (advertisement). HN is no different. They control the news, and how the news is displayed. They run the YCombinator venture capital fund. You do not pay them, but they control influence (advertising). I would expect different if I paid YC for news access... But…
