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Re:The bullshit-jobs thesis may be bullshit by simonh on Saturday June 05, 2021 @02:42PM (#27407538)
Im not personally a huge fan of Facebook, I barely use it, but the fact is I know a lot of people who do use it. I’m in several clubs and societies that use it heavily, and derive massive benefits from it. One society I’m in quadrupled in size after establishing a strong social media presence.

The value Facebook gets out of Facebook may well be obtained in questionable ways, but the fact is the service itself creates tons of value and utility for hundreds of millions of people. And yes I’m sure it causes some harm as well, definitely, but it’s not as simple as you make it out.

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Re:The bullshit-jobs thesis may be bullshit by 7thaccount on Saturday June 05, 2021 @07:54PM (#27409415)
Before Facebook, these clubs were still on the internet and had a similar presence using junk like geocities I think. Also email threads and so forth.

Perhaps the utility of Facebook isn't zero, but I certainly think the harm (has led to genocide in some countries like Myanmar) far out weighs the benefits.

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