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Re:Ask HN: Disillusioned with the direction of society and t... by jvanderbot on Sunday February 13, 2022 @10:56AM (#30322577)
this is very insightful. I realize I don't have socials because I want to present content, I have it to receive chronologically sorted updates on people I know in real life. Except now it's not chronological, and so I'm disinterested
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Re:Ask HN: Disillusioned with the direction of society and t... by sdoering on Sunday February 13, 2022 @11:21AM (#30322787)
It shouldn't, but as network effect shows it works. It is easy. It provides some (felt) value for the people using it.

A cigarette does the same. It provides value the moment it is lit and the first drag enters the lung.

I quit smoking a little more than 9 years ago. There are still quite a few moments I miss this felt value.

I quit Facebook about a year ago. I still keep the account but removed everything I ever posted there. Still as I recently started to do genealogy my SO showed me the groups she uses for that on Facebook (it is the only thing she does there). So probably I will start using FB again once I dig deeper into my ancestors as these groups are really helpful and provide value.

If these groups were some other place I would gladly be there. Sadly they are not.

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