i can’t believe i’m saying this, but i’m finding myself enjoying facebook more. the UI and design feels vintage early 2010s, the choice of reactions is nice vs just liking or upvoting something, you can sort the replies by chronology / recent / best instead of being forced to read blue-check morons, there’s an incredible depth of content, hobby groups, local interests, etc that simply couldn’t exist on twitter. it feels more like a forum.
it does also suck, of course, but it sucks in a slightly less grating way than reddit and twitter.
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I’ll bite a bit and say yes, however - I quickly realized I wasn’t gravitating. It was sucking me in. Their algorithm has gotten much better at putting stuff you care about front and center, in a dangerous way. I felt compelled to comment, to join in and argue with people. I felt myself growing angry again being there. So I stopped.
Really analyze why you’re feeling drawn to it. Is it actually fun, or is it a dopamine drip they are getting you hooked on
Absolutely not. I have to use it for two communities I am part of, and every time I open it I can’t believe how much promoted content I see. I also notice that whenever I post links to off-fb content very few people engage with it, likely because FB is deprioritizing those posts.
One thing I’ve noticed is that if I hide all the junk I see, it will clear my feed out and make it suck a lot less, but only for a few hours or a day, then it goes back to being inundated with promoted content.
Fuck shorts, fuck Instagram stories, fuck fb marketplace ads.
I did a test just a few days ago, and just scrolled to see how much of my feed was from people I followed, and how much of it was stuff I didn’t. 36 posts in a row of stuff I don’t, followed by 10 posts of people I follow, followed by another 27 targeted stuff, and then 1 post from a friend, and then another 35
It’s ridiculous, and this digital landscape is dystopic; It’s cyberpunk. I can’t believe, for example, that I can enter something in a search bar on youtube, and get results that are explicitly not my search results
I also have to maintain a profile for professional reasons, though I get someone else to manage our pages. I don’t even know what it is, but I get anxiety within seconds of interacting with my feed, and I am NOT an anxious person. My ex is addicted to it. Sometimes I feel I lost her to FB and it’s echo chambers if unaccountable validation.
Facebook still seems awful and my nutty MAGA aunt and uncle are still reposting Russian misinformation on it.
it sucks in a slightly less grating way than reddit and twitter
Ah, there’s your problem. X/Twitter and Reddit are both actively trying to get shittier. The comparison is like deciding which septic tank is more welcoming.
Facebook has never been like, bad. The main problem is having to use your real identity for everything, the privacy concerns over Meta’s aggressive targeted advertising based on info that’s set to “you only”, and the fact that most people ended up with their whole extended family on there.
But it’s still got the critical mass of people, and damn near everyone has Messenger and Marketplace has taken over the spot of craigslist and kijiji.
Privacy concerns have also kept me away. I’m a bit inconsistent in application, but Google and Microsoft has me considering FOSS alternatives, Linux, and Graphene OS.
Facebook took a fatal blow for me the day they removed the .edu email requirement.
It completely died when my sex-pest cousin tried to friend me, from prison…
I completely deleted my Facebook account nearly 6 years ago now and it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life. From what I’ve read online it’s only gotten worse with age, so I’d say it’s a safe bet I’m never going back to it.
I got rid of Twitter and Reddit as each site was basically destroyed by megalomaniacal money-grubbing CEOs
They’re all shit, why would I ever want to start using any of them again?
What? God, no.
After I finish selling some things I’m deleting facebook permanently. They know too much, and I don’t want them to get to know me as I continue to age. The advertising, the misinformation, the hate, and the sheer weight of knowing they are profiting off all of us sickens me
I haven’t used Facebook in almost 10 years. Have no intention of doing so.
Just to sell or buy stuff…
You couldn’t pay me enough to go back to that cesspool. Three years free of it, and have only experienced positives. As another user also stated, I’ve got social media blocked on the DNS level, as well as no longer using reddit.
Kbin and Lemmy are pretty good, but I still limit my usage.
No. I do still use Messenger because friends and family are on it, though.
No, I only use Messenger now along with WhatsApp. Wish I could drop them as well, but nobody will follow me to signal. It’s the unfortunate truth.
Unfortunately, I do have to get on there to find information on people. When I do, I immediately forget why I did and end up scrolling for several minutes until I catch myself. I really hate it. It’s like a drug.
No 👎
I deleted my Facebook over 10 years ago and I haven’t regretted it for one second.
