The less I use FB the more I sense how jarring, even abusive, the timeline (wall?) can be -- buffeted by cute toddler pics and genocidal attacks, thoughtful reflections and screaming polemics, all strung together by items "suggested" by the marketing algorithms -- who wants to live like that?
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@Matt_Noyes I think people want convenient, unified, costless communication with everyone they know on the planet. People want to disseminate critical information to communities. Some people (like one's grandma) want to see cute toddler pics. I think most people don't want to live with the costs of Facebook but are willing to live with the costs, even the abuse, because of what they get in return.
@rah Me too. That's why I still have an account. ;-) That's also why I am shifting my attention to other platforms, like Mastodon, and Loomio instead of FB groups. A real alternative to fb events will be great. One approach is to bring organizations into new platforms, for micronetwork effects…