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 progval on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @02:45AM (#15958478)

This is very rude. You're telling someone that her (deceased) friend is not really a friend because of the medium they used to communicate.

She knows better than us whether they were friends or not.

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Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by dorgo on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @03:45AM (#15958703)

If they used any medium to communicate then they would have noticed that the other side doesn't respond any more. Or do we count likes as communication?

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Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by Brotkrumen on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @03:47AM (#15958713)

Facebook is a medium by any definition. OP said they kept in touch via comments, a more modern form of SMS or even letters.

This whole X is realer than computers is silly to me.

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Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by hanspeter on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @04:16AM (#15958867)

Messenger and other IM apps are the more modern form of SMS or letters. Facebook and Twitter are broadcasting mediums.

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