Facebook loses users for the first time

Re:Facebook loses users for the first time by markwkw on Thursday February 03, 2022 @10:40AM (#30193802)

It's like that with me and having a phone number. Day to day I hate it. 95% of time I get scam calls from the "IRS" - actively harmful. Another 4% is marketing - unwanted, wasteful. Only the last 1% is potentially useful.

Is facebook trending in that direction? Seems like it.

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Re:Facebook loses users for the first time by hkt on Friday February 04, 2022 @05:00AM (#30204840)

I wonder if there's a generalisable statement in there - say, that all communication media will eventually become so swamped in noise that the signal is lost almost entirely?

Maybe too pessimistic.

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Re:Facebook loses users for the first time by tekknik on Friday February 04, 2022 @07:20AM (#30205849)

It seems spot on to me. The fix is rather simple though, allow consumers to set some price that must be paid prior to sending the communication attempt. Want to call or email me and aren’t on my accepted list? $5 please.

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Re:Facebook loses users for the first time by herbst on Saturday February 05, 2022 @04:57AM (#30219612)

I quit having a phone number and just rent virtual ones for shitty webservices that force me to have a number. Zero regrets.

I quit Facebook years ago and do not miss anything either, so maybe it's just me.

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