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Re:Twitter's Fucked by gambler on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @12:55PM (#12174437)
As far as I'm concerned, the only useful service Facebook provides is event scheduling. I don't have a Twitter account. Most of the "needs" they fulfill are either entirely imaginary, or aren't fulfilled in any sensible way. (I.e. the whole notion of "staying in touch" with people via Facebook is a sham. It's more of a simulation of staying in touch.)

If you use popularity as the main measure of usefulness then yellow press is useful too.

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Re:Twitter's Fucked by dabockster on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @01:41PM (#12174910)
I'm feeling the exact same feelings. All Facebook seems to provide anymore is a way of tracking your friends, not engaging or socializing with them. The platform is engineered to maximize clicks, not foster meaningful social interactions.

I'm just waiting for the rest of the world to realize this so I can dump Facebook Messenger without looking like an idiot.

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