What do you need facebook for?
I didn't see the point in it 18 years ago, since I already had an email address and wasn't a blogger. Nothing that has happened since then has led me to desire a facebook account.
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brb homonecrobatrachophile, Fri 27 Jan 2023, 19:32,
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I eventually joined because it became the only way to be invited to anything
People kept complaining that I hadn't turned up to parties they had only advertised on Facebook.
Then there was a plague, my feed filled up with anti vaxer conspiraloons and I concluded that the internet thing was a mistake.
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Special interest groups aside, it notifies me of important events in the lives of people I'll never meet up with again.
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Turtle Power & Knuckles, Fri 27 Jan 2023, 19:44,
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No one ever “needed” Facebook.
In the beginning though it was a compelling offer to users as stated in the article. I found both the site and Messenger particularly useful as a way to keep in contact with both friends and my wider social circle back when I was travelling a lot for work. Sure I could have used a phone, but this was before Europe-wide roaming was a thing.
Groups also offered a really convenient way to connect with people with similar interests and hobbies. This is still useful to me today, and the only part that prevents me from deleting my account entirely.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 27 Jan 2023, 20:37,
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