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Re:What would happen if Facebook were turned off? by ThJ on Saturday February 16, 2019 @12:55AM (#19177317)
It's funny to read such articles hypothesising about Facebook being gone. I left Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn about 1 year ago. I was hardly getting any use out of it anyway; not even Messenger. I did a similar thing to Reddit. Quit it cold turkey. These days, I hang out on Mastodon and HN. As it turns out, I don't give a shit about what my extended family and old classmates are up to, and they don't really give a shit about my hobbies and political views. Staying in touch with fellow nerds is far more enriching.
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Re:What would happen if Facebook were turned off? by JeanMarcS on Saturday February 16, 2019 @04:46AM (#19177931)
If only bands I like add RSS flux to their website, I’ll follow you in a minute !

Perhaps it’s because I’m a bit old (47) but I never geeked the urge of adding « friends » for having a big number of friends, so I am mainly interacting with 3 or 4 people on FB, as everybody’s gone now.

But I get news from the band I follow, gig dates and stuff.

I once missed Porcupine Tree having a gig in my town (a lot of work at that time) in 2004 and that’s the main reason I subscribed to FB (many years later but still) to never miss a gig of anyone again

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Re:What would happen if Facebook were turned off? by blueboo on Saturday February 16, 2019 @04:46AM (#19177932)
And I dare say staying out of touch with news as Facebook and reddit presents it is ... how to put this, not enriching, but rather more like emotionally detoxing.
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