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Re:U.S. users are leaving Facebook by the millions, Edison R... by ardy42 on Friday March 08, 2019 @09:27AM (#19337700)
> This is an indication that user commitment is very low on Facebook.

> As long as users are actively involved there is no need to send emails.

IIRC, Facebook sends those messages only when they've detected an account's usage dropping off. When I was a regular user, I never got them; but when I stopped logging in for days or weeks at at time, they got more intense.

They're a deliberately designed mechanism to keep addicts hooked.

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Re:U.S. users are leaving Facebook by the millions, Edison R... by Slartie on Friday March 08, 2019 @05:30PM (#19342833)
That would match my usage pattern, so I guess you are correct. I'm using Facebook only rarely and am definitely and completely away from it for several days or even weeks between periods of usage.
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