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Re:Mark Zuckerberg appears on CNBC to discuss a social netwo... by EpicEng on Thursday April 30, 2015 @03:29AM (#9463726)
>changing how we communicate...

Perhaps, though I'm not convinced it was for the better. every time I log into Facebook I log off within five minutes wondering why I continue to waste my time with it. Maybe that's just my problem, I don't know.

Re:Mark Zuckerberg appears on CNBC to discuss a social netwo... by rtpg on Thursday April 30, 2015 @03:36AM (#9463745)
This is highly dependent on your circle of friends. It's much more enjoyable when you're following people who are doing interesting things

An RSS reader wouldn't be compelling if you're just subscribed to Buzzfeed, after all.

Re:Mark Zuckerberg appears on CNBC to discuss a social netwo... by EpicEng on Thursday April 30, 2015 @04:00AM (#9463818)
Well, you're probably not wrong. 99% of my ~400 "friends" are people I knew in high school who I haven't seen in 15 years.

I keep in contact with my actual friends, but not via FB.

Re:Mark Zuckerberg appears on CNBC to discuss a social netwo... by tormeh on Thursday April 30, 2015 @07:42AM (#9464409)
Unsubscribe from their feeds. Unsubscribing, I've basically ignored most of my facebook friends. It's great.
Re:Mark Zuckerberg appears on CNBC to discuss a social netwo... by SlalomStallone on Thursday April 30, 2015 @10:03AM (#9465087)
So then what's the point? Since I deleted my account my relationships with my real friends and family has definitely improved. When I see them in person we actually have things to catch up on and talk about and those in person interactions have much more value for me.
Re:Mark Zuckerberg appears on CNBC to discuss a social netwo... by gizzlon on Thursday April 30, 2015 @10:12AM (#9465142)
I'm defrending, trying to get to < 100. 50 would be perfect :)

Guess your idea is better, but it's actually kind of fun to de-friend ppl. You should try ;)

Re:Mark Zuckerberg appears on CNBC to discuss a social netwo... by butwhy on Thursday April 30, 2015 @04:30AM (#9463904)
I personally use facebook to talk to my friends. Maybe you should try it out to communicate wit yours?
Re:Mark Zuckerberg appears on CNBC to discuss a social netwo... by _lce0 on Thursday April 30, 2015 @11:09AM (#9465518)
> I personally use facebook to talk to my friends. Maybe you should try it out to communicate wit yours?

so in your logic, because somebody don't use facebook, he/she does not communicate with his/her friends?

wow

Re:Mark Zuckerberg appears on CNBC to discuss a social netwo... by butwhy on Thursday April 30, 2015 @07:36PM (#9468282)
I said I use it to communicate with my friends. Never said it was my sole method of communication. Thanks, genius.
Re:Mark Zuckerberg appears on CNBC to discuss a social netwo... by Kiro on Thursday April 30, 2015 @03:46AM (#9463774)
Definitely not my problem at least. Facebook is an integral part of my life.