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ThoughtCriminal

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42. Interesting. I wonder if they are also targeting liberals
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 11:46 PM
Oct 2021

with this in hopes of triggering "Engagement"

It is always tempting to post replies to this nonsense, but I always just block. Making me mad is part of the strategy.

Thank God Facebook is down [View all] Sympthsical Oct 2021 OP
Wouldn't it be awesome if we all went back to MySpace? Polybius Oct 2021 #1
I was okay with Fido Net. nt Xipe Totec Oct 2021 #3
We could just put our pictures in albums and send letters again. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #15
But digital has it's purposes Polybius Oct 2021 #19
Good points. But my cloud is full. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #20
Yep- on the cloud, they can just Thtwudbeme Oct 2021 #24
That's why you should have two clouds Polybius Oct 2021 #31
We could also use a horse and buggy instead of a car or train. But I don't want to. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #58
Yep. I will take a pass on the horse and buggy! Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #66
save democracy....kill fb! PortTack Oct 2021 #2
and a place where many connect with friends and family, elleng Oct 2021 #4
And a place that many- including DUers -- rely on for their businesses onenote Oct 2021 #5
Ditto!!! Ferrets are Cool Oct 2021 #21
I use Facebook marketplace quite a bit. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #59
But at least frogmarch Oct 2021 #8
posted from my twitter account lolol nt msongs Oct 2021 #6
It's a tool. Nothng more. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #7
Oh, I use FB Sympthsical Oct 2021 #11
Hard to tell around here - Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #14
I agree. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #65
Well said. nm New Breed Leader Oct 2021 #16
Facebook is less a tool that can be misused as the people using it and the information they give ColinC Oct 2021 #23
That may work for you, Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #25
It has nothing to do with us. It has to do with the irresponsibility and malfeasance of the company. ColinC Oct 2021 #26
Stop shaming people for whom facebook is an invaluable tool. Period. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #27
I'm not shaming anybody. I'm simply pointing out they are not the only way you can ColinC Oct 2021 #28
Right. n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #29
Do you deny that Facebook is not the only way you can interact with people? ColinC Oct 2021 #30
There are also alternatives convenience stores for food for poverty stricken inner city residents. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #32
Comparing apples and oranges to well, facebook... ColinC Oct 2021 #33
You are confusing the platform with the need. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #36
facebook does not sell anything that is needed to live. ColinC Oct 2021 #37
You clearly have no experience Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #38
Nobody is shaming anybody. ColinC Oct 2021 #39
It is your ignorance speaking, Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #43
Fair enough ColinC Oct 2021 #47
Well said Ms Toad. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #62
Try doing Armenian genealogy without Facebook LeftInTX Oct 2021 #34
Interesting! ColinC Oct 2021 #35
And where else am I gonna find out about what's going on with hydrocephalic cats..LOL? LeftInTX Oct 2021 #40
I choose to use Facebook for that purpose and it is not your business to tell me or anyone Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #61
I never told you not to. ColinC Oct 2021 #76
Maybe we could, but I don't want to...a better approach would be to learn how to use it to our Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #78
Yep ColinC Oct 2021 #80
Facebook did not try to overthrow the government. It was a tool used for this purpose. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #60
There appears to be considerable documentation suggesting their gross malfeasance ColinC Oct 2021 #77
Regardless what you or others think Facebook should have done to confront the risk...they Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #79
Nobody is saying they were part of a conspiracy. ColinC Oct 2021 #81
But given its well-known issues.... AngryOldDem Oct 2021 #51
Be my guest. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #55
FB has fomented political extremism for profit. AngryOldDem Oct 2021 #68
There are so many things which need our attention Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #73
Very clever GusBob Oct 2021 #9
LOL Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2021 #10
Post removed Post removed Oct 2021 #12
Hey, it gave YOU a break from... ret5hd Oct 2021 #13
I was right!!! ret5hd Oct 2021 #17
Lol asiliveandbreathe Oct 2021 #22
For the past month FB has been pushing lots of ultra-RW pages ThoughtCriminal Oct 2021 #18
Yes! oh my lord - it has been relentless. OhioBlue Oct 2021 #41
Interesting. I wonder if they are also targeting liberals ThoughtCriminal Oct 2021 #42
I'm very political on FB. I don't have that issue LeftInTX Oct 2021 #45
I don't have that problem... LeftInTX Oct 2021 #44
yes - I know they are data mining and that is why I don't comment on them. OhioBlue Oct 2021 #46
I just read, "suggested for you" is based on your friends' interests. LeftInTX Oct 2021 #52
Thank you. NurseJackie Oct 2021 #72
I'm not telling you about something I heard from another person OhioBlue Oct 2021 #82
I don't receive the RW crap (yay), and I make a political ... electric_blue68 Oct 2021 #48
I don't either...I'm pretty active...Politics is probably my number one thing... LeftInTX Oct 2021 #49
I guess politics is in my top five or six... electric_blue68 Oct 2021 #53
I know your post is mostly tongue-in-cheek AngryOldDem Oct 2021 #50
September 26, 2006 Celerity Oct 2021 #56
It is not facebooks fault. It. And if facebook didnt exist, there would Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #63
I don't use FB. LuckyCharms Oct 2021 #54
Great post. Life is about choices. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #64
I don't use it, either. AngryOldDem Oct 2021 #70
I know what you mean about the exclusion/luddite thing... LeftInTX Oct 2021 #74
And another thing: LeftInTX Oct 2021 #75
+1 Roisin Ni Fiachra Oct 2021 #71
I like facebook. Keep up with the family. Lots of pictures. I don't do Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #57
GOD HATES FACEBOOK! NurseJackie Oct 2021 #67
Lol, ok! USALiberal Oct 2021 #69
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