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Re:Facebook executives shut down efforts to make the site le... by edgarvaldes on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @02:49PM (#23314996)
>Facebook fundamentally tapped some hidden human need/instinct to argue with people who they believe are incorrect.

Maybe FB do it better, but it is the same in every online "forum" where you get notifications about comments.

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Re:Facebook executives shut down efforts to make the site le... by goatinaboat on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @04:32PM (#23316062)
Maybe FB do it better, but it is the same in every online "forum" where you get notifications about comments.

Facebook influences what you see to a far greater extent than a tradition forum did.

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