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ColinC

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76. I never told you not to.

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #61)

Tue Oct 5, 2021, 03:12 PM

Oct 2021

To paraphrase, I have been saying "you can live without it," as I assume we all did for the few hours it was gone.

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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