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GusBob

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33. Hmmm lets see

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 11:22 AM

Oct 2019

I live, and work, in very remote areas. Sometimes I don't have phone voice service

With FB I can, in a matter of minutes, on a daily basis:
Keep in touch with my far-flung family, from young cousins to elderly aunts all over the world
Keep in touch with colleagues, which is very important for the specialized type of work I do
Keep in touch with friends of all stripes form all over Barrow AK to Aukland NZ, which includes a number of active duty service members. Keeping touch across time zones is very very helpful

Keep track of news, from specific small town news to regional news and national news
Weather now with winter approaching is huge. If our work site is influenced by weather issues I can find out pronto

In my limited free time enjoy my varied interests, literally dozens of things from archeology to zoology.
Food and cooking are big ones as I don't get decent eats, so

I don't know of another service that will allow my to do these things with the brief windows of Wi-Fi I am able to employ

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On Boycotting Facebook [View all] MineralMan Oct 2019 OP

Thank you, MineralMan. AirmensMom Oct 2019 #1

My pleasure. MineralMan Oct 2019 #2

Dead on, except in one detail. Jirel Oct 2019 #3

Good points Johnny2X2X Oct 2019 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Oct 2019 #6

So does Google. Ads are everywhere. MineralMan Oct 2019 #8

I think people underestimate the threat here Johnny2X2X Oct 2019 #20

Exactly this. n/t 5X Oct 2019 #29

Agree!! FB should suffer a boycott, they would soon be forced to change their ways Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #43

I don't use Facebook to learn things. I use it to keep in touch with friends MineralMan Oct 2019 #54

They asked me this morning HAB911 Oct 2019 #5

I've gotten things like that, too. MineralMan Oct 2019 #10

I basically follow the same system... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #7

Exactly. As a user, you have to USE the tools made available MineralMan Oct 2019 #9

Facebook doesn't give a rat's behind about your "input" as long as they get your personal data. Maven Oct 2019 #11

Really? If that's the case, why am I not seeing what you're describing? MineralMan Oct 2019 #12

Really? You're not seeing it because: Maven Oct 2019 #17

Thank you MineralMan, this is how I feel as well. redstatebluegirl Oct 2019 #13

It's easier to control your Twitter feed than your Facebook feed. MineralMan Oct 2019 #15

I am down to part time now and will fully retire in late 2020 or early 2021. redstatebluegirl Oct 2019 #19

Lots and lots of people use Facebook as a purely social gathering place. MineralMan Oct 2019 #23

I didn't say they control you. I said they use your data. Maven Oct 2019 #26

I don't care about that, either. MineralMan Oct 2019 #28

Your approach to this seems to be "if it doesn't affect me personally, why should I care?" Maven Oct 2019 #31

See. I don't care about your Facebook experience, to tell you the truth. MineralMan Oct 2019 #34

I've noticed a few posters here who love to lecture the rest of us about using facebook. cwydro Oct 2019 #37

? Maven Oct 2019 #41

I wasn't talking about you at all. cwydro Oct 2019 #63

I'm not lecturing... and I don't preach either. FB is making an American oligarch out of Zuckerberg Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #61

I was responding to the OP, and I wasn't thinking of you in my response. cwydro Oct 2019 #64

I just cannot agree!! That creep Zuckerberg is not our friend. Your F&F that luv you will find Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #46

I don't want Zuckerberg to be my friend. MineralMan Oct 2019 #50

It backfires because every click, every use puts more money in his pocket. Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #57

I don't click on anything on FB, except the reply button on my friends' posts. MineralMan Oct 2019 #69

Every time you use FB in any form you put money in their pocket. It's called click bait Thekaspervote Nov 2019 #106

I just introduced my new puppy on Facebook ismnotwasm Oct 2019 #14

Ooooh! Puppy! MineralMan Oct 2019 #16

They are. ismnotwasm Oct 2019 #27

Pet names. My pets' names all just came to me in a flash. MineralMan Oct 2019 #30

lol! ismnotwasm Oct 2019 #47

Give Mafia a shoulder rub for me, OK? MineralMan Oct 2019 #55

Ha! ismnotwasm Oct 2019 #72

Shadow it is, then... MineralMan Oct 2019 #78

One Other Note on Facebook MineralMan Oct 2019 #18

... Maven Oct 2019 #22

Sure. I know that. So does Google. So does Amazon. MineralMan Oct 2019 #24

Sometimes I identify the ads or posts as sexually offensive. LiberalFighter Oct 2019 #21

Very well said MM cbdo2007 Oct 2019 #25

Thanks! I don't see the ads, either, really. MineralMan Oct 2019 #32

Instagram is a great way to share. If everyone boycotted FB, they would change their evil ways Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #48

How does that meeting affect me? MineralMan Oct 2019 #56

That's a sad attitude Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #62

Instagram has been owned by Facebook since 2012. (It first launched in 2010.) nt Princess Turandot Oct 2019 #70

I know that!! They at least don't do political ads Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #88

Instagram Facebook cbdo2007 Oct 2019 #76

Are there ads on FB?? tavernier Oct 2019 #84

Here's a FB Ad: LeftInTX Oct 2019 #97

Hmmm lets see GusBob Oct 2019 #33

See. You're using Facebook as it was designed to be used. MineralMan Oct 2019 #35

Well Sir to me its more important than that GusBob Oct 2019 #39

As always - cwydro Oct 2019 #36

YouTube is a much worse offender LeftInTX Oct 2019 #38

That's funny. How do you use YouTube? MineralMan Oct 2019 #58

Lots of RW alt-right stuff LeftInTX Oct 2019 #71

I used to sigh and use FB for the same reasons, MM librechik Oct 2019 #40

I am thrilled I don't exist in Facebook's world. Never have. Claritie Pixie Oct 2019 #42

A voice of sanity... thank you! Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #49

agree with 42. I'm not trying to tell anyone else what to do. northoftheborder Oct 2019 #77

I live 5000 miles from my mother LittleGirl Oct 2019 #44

I'm the same. bamagal62 Oct 2019 #45

I live 1,200 from my daughter, about the same from a dear sis Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #52

I left FB a long time ago... yuiyoshida Oct 2019 #51

Good for you!! Great pics by the way. Twitter, yes no political ads and just as easy to use Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #59

Sounds like a pretty juicy rationalization to justify its use. LanternWaste Oct 2019 #53

Thank you MineralMan bdamomma Oct 2019 #60

The big money is in collecting and selling personal data dlk Oct 2019 #65

Agree... Mike Nelson Oct 2019 #66

Bien dit mon brave! Mme. Defarge Oct 2019 #67

Merci! MineralMan Oct 2019 #79

I never understood the allure of posting to Facebook. danclinger1000 Oct 2019 #68

You realize that you can restrict who sees your posts to MineralMan Oct 2019 #80

I post some political stuff on Facebook...not too heavy, unless I'm in a closed group LeftInTX Oct 2019 #73

I do what you do. Plus, don't take the surveys/play the games. bitterross Oct 2019 #74

Yes avoid the surveys and games LeftInTX Oct 2019 #98

Well of course you can keep Facebook if you want. sdfernando Oct 2019 #75

These are the same rationalizations all FB addicts use... Triloon Oct 2019 #81

"What is the point of all this verbiage?" MineralMan Oct 2019 #82

+1 hlthe2b Oct 2019 #83

Same. I use it as it was originally intended. GoCubsGo Oct 2019 #85

Resepctfully disagree FrankBooth Oct 2019 #86

Thank you!! Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #89

OK. They're selling data about what I do to advertisers. MineralMan Oct 2019 #91

They sell you to 3rd parties FrankBooth Oct 2019 #95

Not boycotting, but I did sign off. The_jackalope Oct 2019 #87

You make a strong point Perseus Oct 2019 #90

Mark Zuckerberg and Cambridge Analytica thank you kindly for your patronage. Squinch Oct 2019 #92

They make zero money from me. MineralMan Oct 2019 #93

Yes. It's really a charitable organization, and they let you play because you're a nice guy. Squinch Nov 2019 #100

I use the system they provide, MineralMan Nov 2019 #101

Every time you click on ANYTHING on FB it generates advertising revenue.. don't kid yourself Thekaspervote Nov 2019 #103

This, of course, is true, and it has been described elsewhere in this thread, but I don't think Squinch Nov 2019 #107

Boycotts have often been effective, but the numbers must be substantial. Garrett78 Oct 2019 #94

I couldn't even get them to remove the NZ shooter's hate manifesto. I reported it every way possible NCLefty Oct 2019 #96

Thank you!! A voice of sanity Thekaspervote Nov 2019 #104

We clearly need an Anti-Facebook ck4829 Nov 2019 #99

I don't understand why anyone needs Facebook at all. Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #102

You nailed it! I would add to your list FaceTime Thekaspervote Nov 2019 #105

I enjoy Facebook and my browser's "Ad Block" add-on... NurseJackie Nov 2019 #108

I have reconnected with many people from my past.... Heartstrings Nov 2019 #109