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Johnny2X2X

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5. Countering is muted at best

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 16, 2020, 10:24 AM

Jun 2020

Facebook's follow/unfollow feature mutes dissent there. Anyone who disagrees with you, probably isn't seeing your posts at all even if they're still on your friends list. So Facebook is really just 95% preaching to the choir. The most good I think I've done there the last year is convincing a few Bernie voters to support Joe Biden.

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If We All Withdraw from Social Media Venues [View all] MineralMan Jun 2020 OP

You have a point... but 2 things, when the platform espec fb is weighted unfairly towards the rt Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #1

Nevertheless, if you're not there, you can't counter anything. MineralMan Jun 2020 #2

Countering is muted at best Johnny2X2X Jun 2020 #5

I use Facebook's Hide feature all the time to block right-wingers MineralMan Jun 2020 #8

Of course, that also financially strengthens the venues that refuse to acknowledge their coti Jun 2020 #3

Does it? I pay nothing to participate in any of them. MineralMan Jun 2020 #4

Yes. nt coti Jun 2020 #10

Correct! Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #7

Social media is a outlet for a lot of people dreamland Jun 2020 #6

Yes it is, and countless millions of people MineralMan Jun 2020 #9

Well put. customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #11

Agreed DBoon Jun 2020 #12

this Zennial says FUCK FACEBOOK! It is a giant tool used by Fuckerberg to drive over 100 billion USD Celerity Jun 2020 #13

Thank you!! A voice of sanity Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #15

LOL! MineralMan Jun 2020 #17

It carries a cost - to your mental health maxsolomon Jun 2020 #14

+1000 Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #16

Yes to Original Poster and to Zenial... electric_blue68 Jun 2020 #18

Right wingers never tire of repeating themselves treestar Jun 2020 #19