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Has anyone else gravitated back to facebook a bit? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 8 months ago by _number8_ to c/asklemmy

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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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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] shyguyblue 4 points 8 months ago

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...

[–] Taniwha420 2 points 8 months ago

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.