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WhiskeyGrinder

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36. Politics.

Thu Sep 28, 2017, 08:45 AM

Sep 2017

Your thesis is that Facebook has turned into something it wasn't intended to be and that's somehow terrible. That's what happens with most new tools; users find new ways to use it that fit their needs. Some people are finding out that their acquaintances, families and friends hold views that they didn't know they had, and some are consuming content that is false. That happens on all tech platforms as well as in real life. Calls to boycott or take down Facebook are odd to me, I guess, because it's such a user-driven experience; many objections people have to it can be solved by using it more effectively.

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FaceBook morphed into something not imagined. [View all] kentuck Sep 2017 OP

No facebook here madokie Sep 2017 #1

When my Mom passed away... kentuck Sep 2017 #2

so glad im not a FB junkie. I traded it for twitter... samnsara Sep 2017 #3

Twitter is another problem, in my opinion. kentuck Sep 2017 #4

Yeah, MySpace. FaceSpace. Glad I ditched it and just hope bluepen Sep 2017 #5

Twitter? kentuck Sep 2017 #6

And gets called out every time. bluepen Sep 2017 #7

It doesn't matter how much he is "called out".. kentuck Sep 2017 #8

And his 40,000 bots still like his tweets immediately. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #11

Apparently, bots don't know how to use a camera. Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #13

Thats also true when TV pundits call his bullshit bluepen Sep 2017 #12

Everybody seems to be an authority on any given subject. kentuck Sep 2017 #14

Spreading misleading memes, (truly) fake news, etc isnt restricted bluepen Sep 2017 #16

True. kentuck Sep 2017 #20

.. roamer65 Sep 2017 #26

Facebook has absolute control over what you see on Facebook no matter who posts what. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #9

Go ahead and put a patent on that idea. kentuck Sep 2017 #10

No need for facebook or twitter mshasta Sep 2017 #15

There are billions of people on FaceBook worldwide. kentuck Sep 2017 #18

A site originally created to rate whether college girls were hot or not should never have MrsCoffee Sep 2017 #17

I recall that when it first started, there was not very much political stuff discussed. kentuck Sep 2017 #19

It became a place where you could see if someone had a dark soul. Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #21

Yes. You learned things about your "friends" that you never knew. kentuck Sep 2017 #22

Facebook has become a living history of life. ileus Sep 2017 #23

I'm with ya! Lisa0825 Sep 2017 #29

I'm obviously missing something here. Tracer Sep 2017 #24

Perhaps you are one of the few that has escaped any political discussion? kentuck Sep 2017 #25

Since my F & F are all staunch liberals, Tracer Sep 2017 #35

Most people do not have F & Fs that are that "pure". kentuck Sep 2017 #39

How does that differ from any other online platform or discussion board? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #27

Because the discussion is usually with "friends" or people that you know. kentuck Sep 2017 #28

Wouldn't that be more a problem with friends and family, than the platform? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #30

Possibly? kentuck Sep 2017 #31

But why is that a bad thing? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #33

What? kentuck Sep 2017 #34

Politics. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #36

A friend of mine posted on Facebook this morning a quote in one of those blue boxes... kentuck Sep 2017 #37

Sounds like a problem with your friends, not Facebook. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #38

Kremlin/GOPs bought voter lists and sent targeted ads to specific, stupid people Kolesar Sep 2017 #32

Frankly, people who use FB to get their news are fools. MineralMan Sep 2017 #40

In 2011, Facebook asked for political ads on its site 2b regulated like campaign buttons, not TV ads Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #41

It's the new town public square IronLionZion Sep 2017 #42

Nothing for me except D U and MSNBC after 8 blueinredohio Sep 2017 #43