>But we’ve had to: everyone we knew was on Facebook.
But the fact that everyone they know is on Facebook doesn't mean I have to be in Facebook. I never made an account for it.
Re:The “Facebook Nevers”
by adrianratnapala on Monday June 18, 2018 @09:32PM
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> Is poor self control the only reason one would be on Facebook?
Poor self control is what turns "many reasons to sign up" into "had to".
Does it? This is the closest I can get:
> Facebook has been giving many people many reasons not to sign up over the years. But we’ve had to: everyone we knew was on Facebook. And eventually, this trickled up and our parents were on Facebook. Now the trickle down effects of this are the opposite: kids don’t want to be on Facebook because it’s what their parents are using.
That's not really the same as "impossible".
> Is this article more a reflection of the author's poor self control than of reality?
Is poor self control the only reason one would be on Facebook?