A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algorithms

Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by tinymollusk on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @12:03AM (#15957893)

So what? While I value each individual friendship I have, I have also found better life satisfaction with fewer, deeper, friendships. Is everyone else convinced that holding distant relationships, punctuated by infrequent in person, makes them happier/more fulfilled?

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Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by Scea91 on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @05:30AM (#15959206)

Actually yes. I definitely enjoy keeping in touch with people I am not able to see on regular basis for various reasons.

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Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by tinymollusk on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @12:21PM (#15961812)

Is that healthy? Before I reduced social usage, I found myself spending time I 'enjoyed'. Now, I look back, and that time was unhealthy. (I believe seeing only other people's highlights helped trigger a depressive episode.)

It's like time spent watching TV. I enjoy it; sometimes it provides value; it's tendency is to take over and create an unhealthy life for me.

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Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by genofon on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @07:08PM (#15965775)

why do you argue on this? it's totally a personal preference and totally OT, if he/she wants to use FB that way let it be

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Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by tinymollusk on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @06:00PM (#15974669)

Because I am curious about the perspective and experience of another person.

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