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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by tgsovlerkhgsel on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @05:28PM (#17242255)
At this point, it isn't about privacy vs. convenience, it's about privacy vs. being able to have a social life. People aren't going to install a more privacy-supportive messenger just for you, they'll gradually let you drop out of their lives just like you would with a friend that you can only reach by driving to their farm 6 hours away.
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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by plankers on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @12:14AM (#17244317)
People had social lives before facebook existed... it largely consisted of going places and seeing people regularly. This still works, believe it or not.
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Re:Behind the Messy, Expensive Split Between Facebook and Wh... by doctorsher on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @07:09PM (#17242920)
Replace convenience with whatever benefit you see most pertinent. That is your trade-off. For me, convenience is the most frequent benefit.
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