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CaptainTruth

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17. I like it too, for staying in touch with family & friends.

Thu Jul 26, 2018, 11:34 AM

Jul 2018

Family members on FB range from those in their 20s to those in their 90s.

I have friends & former business associates scattered across the US & throughout Europe & the Far East.

It's a great way to stay in touch with all of them. The only way I could replace/replicate it would be if they all moved to the same platform, which I don't see happening.

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Facebook stock is tanking-Largest loss of value in Wall St. history [View all] Dread Pirate Roberts Jul 2018 OP

Ah, Facebook - where old folks keep their photos and share "Obama is a Muslim" stories dalton99a Jul 2018 #1

You're selling Facebook short. It's so much more than that! Dread Pirate Roberts Jul 2018 #5

And Sandy Hook - which Zuckerberg refused to correct dalton99a Jul 2018 #10

are Candy Crush requests still a thing? crazycatlady Jul 2018 #71

Cambridge Analytica! Hekate Jul 2018 #77

I stay in touch with a lot of old friends and interest groups.... Adrahil Jul 2018 #12

Exactly DownriverDem Jul 2018 #22

That's kind of the problem Dread Pirate Roberts Jul 2018 #46

But isn't any form of communication a potential forum for hate speech? nt el_bryanto Jul 2018 #52

Yep. You are describing the internet. Caliman73 Jul 2018 #75

Throw out the baby with the bath water? Adrahil Jul 2018 #53

The same could be said about cell phones Runningdawg Jul 2018 #58

Amazon collects and manipulates data, so does Twitter. LisaM Jul 2018 #60

THIS x INFINITY... ADX Jul 2018 #64

So we should kill it off because you don't like it? wasupaloopa Jul 2018 #82

Because I don't like it? Dread Pirate Roberts Jul 2018 #85

That other stuff as already happened. You can't wasupaloopa Jul 2018 #86

It really is. I just block or defriend anyone who posts one of those memes. Chemisse Jul 2018 #63

My fb page includes about 80% animal rights issues, and 20% family posts/photos. MoonRiver Jul 2018 #14

Be careful in case some of the animal rights advocates suddenly want everyone to vote GOP... Ezior Jul 2018 #21

Lol, those suckers would not be me! MoonRiver Jul 2018 #49

Not true DownriverDem Jul 2018 #20

my left-leaning activist fb friends get banned frequently NatBurner Jul 2018 #33

Old Folks who like to look at pictures of their grandchildren too! OMGWTF Jul 2018 #32

This old folk - 63 years old - still uses FB every day. stopbush Jul 2018 #42

Exactly Runningdawg Jul 2018 #59

Facebook has probably peaked DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #2

Facebook you say? What? Oh, was that something like that old MySpace thingie?: hlthe2b Jul 2018 #3

My kids (? 18 and 25) don' really use FB at all anymore woodsprite Jul 2018 #6

Still works just fine for this old fogie. bluedigger Jul 2018 #4

I deleted my account yesterday. Pacifist Patriot Jul 2018 #7

How did you delete? Im still getting messages, i uninstalled app was that not enough? RestoreAmerica2020 Jul 2018 #11

I used the directions in this Wired.com article. Pacifist Patriot Jul 2018 #27

Thanks! RestoreAmerica2020 Jul 2018 #45

Try doing a Websearch where you use the key string "uninstall Facebook from iPhone". Blue_true Jul 2018 #69

Good for you. Blue_true Jul 2018 #68

I wish it would go out of business. Anon-C Jul 2018 #8

I'm sorry (not sorry) but I love Facebook. MariaCSR Jul 2018 #9

same here. NT Adrahil Jul 2018 #13

I like it too. It's flawed and stupid etc. but nolabear Jul 2018 #15

it's easy to choose what you want on your feed KatyMan Jul 2018 #16

I like it too, for staying in touch with family & friends. CaptainTruth Jul 2018 #17

My son, daughter, and daughter in law use it (mid 30s to 40s), but much less than a few years ago. greymattermom Jul 2018 #23

The Fact That Facebook Has Some Redeeming Value..... Laxman Jul 2018 #24

The situations in India and Myanmar are horrific as well and the article about the... Pacifist Patriot Jul 2018 #29

That article by the undercover journalist was horrifying kcr Jul 2018 #57

Facebook is the machine that the Putin, Cambridge Analytica and Zuckerberg workinclasszero Jul 2018 #18

I personally have no care if it evaporates. No need to cancel my account sprinkleeninow Jul 2018 #83

A decent person who uses FB might as well watch Faux Spews TV Ponietz Jul 2018 #19

You'll of course support your premise with objective and relevant evidence, yes? LanternWaste Jul 2018 #28

Its defenders get the point? Ponietz Jul 2018 #72

To sum up Ponietz Jul 2018 #90

I and many others have left FB. It can never be trusted with the data it has amassed berni_mccoy Jul 2018 #25

Right there w you. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #36

I use FB, Twitter, and Instagram for my "business" (writing, speaking, etc) - BUT NRaleighLiberal Jul 2018 #26

I seem to recall functioning quite well pre-1997. Pacifist Patriot Jul 2018 #30

indeed NRaleighLiberal Jul 2018 #31

Me as well. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #38

I follow you on FB LeftInTX Jul 2018 #37

. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2018 #47

I'm a master gardener LeftInTX Jul 2018 #89

The question you have to always ask with any free service is Afromania Jul 2018 #34

+1. If something is free, 'you' are the product. dalton99a Jul 2018 #44

Of course, if you had bought it 6 years ago when it was trading around the $20 mark..... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2018 #35

exactly fescuerescue Jul 2018 #48

ABSOLUTELY GOD DAMNED RIGHT. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2018 #54

Finally! +1000 Kind of Blue Jul 2018 #39

I'm 62 and I love it. LeftInTX Jul 2018 #40

Facebook's days are definitely numbered..... vi5 Jul 2018 #41

That's it in a nutshell. Dread Pirate Roberts Jul 2018 #43

Both of you summed up my feelings. Pacifist Patriot Jul 2018 #70

FANG are this generation's Nifty Fifty bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #50

Facebook would have been better edhopper Jul 2018 #51

Great news kcr Jul 2018 #55

Welp, I am told money is speech. I guess folks are saying F Off Zuck. JDC Jul 2018 #56

Couldn't happen to a better guy. onecaliberal Jul 2018 #61

If for nothing else, I will always be thankful that my wife and I were able to find the Pendrench Jul 2018 #62

Yep, it's a great time to buy Facebook stock. cbdo2007 Jul 2018 #65

It certainly seems that way Johonny Jul 2018 #73

Their stock has been soaring for years IronLionZion Jul 2018 #66

It was up 45% in 4 months Johonny Jul 2018 #74

The CEO let his company actively support Trump in 2016, Blue_true Jul 2018 #67

Full Stop. Anon-C Jul 2018 #76

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Don't ever mention the right taking over AM radio again. Blue_true Jul 2018 #87

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Facebook has its place. Calista241 Jul 2018 #78

FB allowed our information to be weaponized against our democracy. I won't forget that in a hurry. Hekate Jul 2018 #80

Well deserved. MrsCoffee Jul 2018 #84