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Re:Facebook’s Safety Check is a stress-inducing flip of soci... by rlucas on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @11:24PM (#14557708)
42% of the US population smoked daily. You really think that a hundred million people lit up daily with no "real" utility?
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Re:Facebook’s Safety Check is a stress-inducing flip of soci... by austenallred on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @11:30PM (#14557733)
Fair point - people finding value in something doesn't imply that it's a net positive.

That said, I'm not convinced that the value Facebook provides is net negative.

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