What would happen if Facebook were turned off?
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What would happen if Facebook were turned off?
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Re: What would happen if Facebook were turned off?
#2I would be a happier and more productive person.
Re: What would happen if Facebook were turned off?
#3People would rejoice, as they moved deep inside the next trap.
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#4From the article, referencing a study where researchers got a bunch of people to quit Facebook and then studied what happened:
“They consumed much less news, and were thus less aware of events but also less polarised in their views about them than those still on the network. Leaving Facebook boosted self-reported happiness and reduced feelings of depression and anxiety.”
^^ this is why I’d like to see it broken up or shut down. There’s so much vitriol in everyone’s faces every day, it greatly contributes to the general unreasonableness of politics today.
Re: What would happen if Facebook were turned off?
#5If you think about Facebook as an empire, it's worth considering that people who have lived under empires don't generally go back to living as they did before the empires showed up. They typically want a better empire to live under.
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#6I would be a happier and more productive person.
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#7I effectively quit... I still have an account, but I have not checked it in any way in several months. Life is much improved - i am definitely happier. I also read and interact here and other non toxic places more which I think is an improved way to spend idle time
Re: What would happen if Facebook were turned off?
#8Find out for yourself by just not visiting it any more.
Re: What would happen if Facebook were turned off?
#9It would be much harder to promote new products and businesses through ads.
Re: What would happen if Facebook were turned off?
#10Progress for Humanity will happen