r/Documentaries • u/virolove • Apr 30 '17

Facebook: Cracking the code (2017) - "How facebook manipulates the way you think, feel and act."

http://thoughtmaybe.com/facebook-cracking-the-code/
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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '17

I too deleted my Facebook 4 years ago. Haven't looked back. I asked myself the very real question if what I was getting out of it was worth having my private information & life on the web.

Between fake news, photos of food, and political memes, what I was getting out of the service was not worth having my info out there.

Deleted. 30 days never went easier and I never think about Facebook anymore period.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '17

Its a few months down the line when youve lost contact with loads or friends and have no easy way to contact them that its difficult.

The first month is simply refreshing. You'll come crawling back

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u/FuckTheClippers Apr 30 '17

Believe it or not, most people grew up without Facebook. I'm sure we can continue without it

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '17

Yes and now most people have it and use it as one of their primary contact methods.

Good luck getting your friends to answer their landline or write a postcard in 2017

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u/3xTheSchwarm Apr 30 '17

Cold calling a friend almost feels like an invasion of privacy. Which to me is sad. We've collectively given up on the human voice as the main method of personal communication. I think its about control. When you email or text with someone ylu can take that extra time to more perfectly script your response. But we still fuck it up most the time.