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PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,811 posts)

14. It depends.

Reply to ColinC (Original post)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 01:57 AM

Nov 2021

It mainly depends on how you handle Facebook.

I am glad for FB for things that are highly personal, and allow me to be in contact with others who matter to me. How can I say this? When my son died more than four years ago, it was Facebook that got the news of his death to his friends. And enabled the planning of a memorial in his community.

Around 200 people came to that memorial. Most of them would not have even been aware of his death without FB. Honestly, it was a wonderful memorial. We held a raffle of his various possessions, which turned out to be joyous. His many t-shirts, most of which were from the various Ultimate Frisbee tournaments he attended, were well received.

Without Facebook, it would have been a vastly lot longer for his many friends to know he had died.

This is why I am a fan of FB.

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Do you think facebook makes society worse? [View all] ColinC Nov 2021 OP

Yes, but not just Facebook - they might be the worst, but social media in general Ocelot II Nov 2021 #1

Agreed. ColinC Nov 2021 #3

+1 2naSalit Nov 2021 #9

I think all the major sites do AZProgressive Nov 2021 #2

Ugly hatred has always found a way to express itself and will continue to do so... brooklynite Nov 2021 #4

I quit Facebook when they became too hard for me to find. ColinC Nov 2021 #5

It is the algorithms that scientifically radicalise, plus the sheer scales of economy Celerity Nov 2021 #17

Never joined. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #6

Internals show Facebook thinks Facebook makes society worse. Maru Kitteh Nov 2021 #7

No, but F-x does. elleng Nov 2021 #8

If undermining self esteem and exacerbating dissatisfaction Demobrat Nov 2021 #10

FB, IG, Twitter, TikTok. All of them. absolutely NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #11

No...FB and social media are ok HipChick Nov 2021 #12

No. But corporate news does leftstreet Nov 2021 #13

It depends. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2021 #14

Whenever any business puts profits over people, not just Facebook, society always suffers. sop Nov 2021 #15

I think society makes facebook worse. Tomconroy Nov 2021 #16

I don't spend enough time there to have the slightest idea. n/t DFW Nov 2021 #18

People make society worse. betsuni Nov 2021 #19

Yes. Facebook gives them a vehicle to be ugly without doing any leg work. Buckeyeblue Nov 2021 #21

Yep. Facebook and other social media outlets are merely GoCubsGo Nov 2021 #27

Social media helps to destroy humanity's natural way of communication, ie face-to-face.... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2021 #20

So the best way to communicate is with the people immediately around you...... brooklynite Nov 2021 #26

No, and my post does not suggest that. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2021 #30

Your quote: brooklynite Nov 2021 #31

And I dislike Twitter and Instagram as well. sinkingfeeling Nov 2021 #22

I think society held up Bettie Nov 2021 #23

Human psychology just isn't set up for social media Sympthsical Nov 2021 #24

Water is also wet LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #25

It doesn't have to be, but it does Ron Obvious Nov 2021 #28

There community standards are worthless. LiberalFighter Nov 2021 #29

No. By and large, society has been enriched by FB. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #32

I can't think of anything that has contributed more to the ongoing jcmaine72 Nov 2021 #33