Facebook executives shut down efforts to make the site less divisive

Re:Facebook executives shut down efforts to make the site le... by true_religion on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @09:52PM (#23318597)

I don’t think what you describe is a good experience. You provide a benefit for hundreds of people, but can’t even get 25 dollars a month in return.

Contrast this with real life hobby groups, and service groups, where you can more easily raise money to cover costs.

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Re:Facebook executives shut down efforts to make the site le... by egypturnash on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @12:57AM (#23319509)

I’m giving something to my friends. This makes them happy, and it makes me happy to see them happy. I’ve made a few new friends because of this, I’ve gotten to know some acquaintances better too. I am richer in my connections.

There’s a low-key buzz of occasional thanks and favors in my life that I wouldn’t get if I wasn’t doing this, either. And occasionally this connection lets one of my friends help out another who needs it, financially or emotionally, when they wouldn’t even necessarily be contact with each other, much less interested in helping out, without the shared space I’ve created.

I think this is a great experience.

(Total active user count is more like a few dozen, btw.)

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