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In reply to the discussion: On the Virtues of Facebook [View all]RadiationTherapy
(5,818 posts)7. "turns so many of its users into addicts"
Were people "addicted" to phones, newspapers, magazines, movies, television, etc prior to facebook? Were people "addicted" to face-to-face communication? Is electronic communication very different from written? Is face-to-face communication superior in any way?
As far as "defending facebook," that wasn't my intent. I just meant to point out that it is amazing and useful technology. I think the way they are gleaning and selling information is going to hurt them in the long term.
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Facebook has allowed me to keep in touch with all my friends from Germany for about 6 years now.
underoath
Nov 2012
#1
Put me in the anti-Facebook category. I hate the way it's taken over the internet.
MotherPetrie
Nov 2012
#3
The fact that ten years ago people asked that same question about Myspace?
Posteritatis
Nov 2012
#43
Yes, I agree that is a strange trend, but certainly it is sociological and not
RadiationTherapy
Nov 2012
#8
Why would you feel "compelled" to defend one of the richest companies on earth?
forestpath
Nov 2012
#6
"Rational reasons"? As if it's not rational to not use Facebook. Your condescension is noted.
forestpath
Nov 2012
#14
"leave us alone?" Were you somehow forced to read and respond to the OP? (nt)
Posteritatis
Nov 2012
#46
I have a cousin who has fallen on hard times and cannot afford a cell phone.
RadiationTherapy
Nov 2012
#11
That speaks more about you & your friends than it does FB. You have just ridiculed some
patrice
Nov 2012
#56
I don't particularly like nor dislike Facebook, much as I neither like nor dislike a hammer...
LanternWaste
Nov 2012
#20
My extended family and friends used to have hilarious email threads that went on for days.
morningglory
Nov 2012
#26
Yes, but that is your family moving the conversation to a more public venue.
RadiationTherapy
Nov 2012
#31
Sometimes I am on Facebook, sometimes not. Just like a bar or social club.
RadiationTherapy
Nov 2012
#48
I honestly believe Facebook was a major tool in countering Citizens United this election.
Arugula Latte
Nov 2012
#42
I find the reactions to the site as fascinating as the site itself these days
Posteritatis
Nov 2012
#45
I remember those too. I like the Twitter challenge of being significant & brief. . . .
patrice
Nov 2012
#59
There was a 2-3 month stretch where people were convinced it was a Republican plot
Posteritatis
Nov 2012
#60
FB is a good place to discover the power of courage in your own voice because your name is
patrice
Nov 2012
#54