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@starbreaker I quit facebook too, but the network effects aren't to be ignored. FB have been very successful at instigating themselves into the center of social activity for a lot of folks, and asking people to give up those connections is a big ask.
Also, it's particularly harder for people who are already being asked to do a lot of emotional labor to maintain social connections. Quitting FB is much harder if you're the "social representative" for your family.
@cercerilla@starbreaker I've never had a facebook account, but I often rely on my friends who do have facebook accounts to relay critical university-related information to me from a facebook.. group? or sth...
Even some official announcements, when students and not employees are responsible for making them, are on facebook instead of e-mail, website, or RSS. Many things that used to have websites now only have a facebook page. Surviving on university without using facebook is hard.
@Wolf480pl@cercerilla@starbreaker This is another reason why a Facebook account is so useful. It's not only huge in social connections, but organisational connections as well.
A great deal of grassroots activity within municipalities is organised via FB as well; not being involved there can mean you no longer can connect with other activists and advocates.
@ayachan@starbreaker@cercerilla@Wolf480pl It's easy to say "just give it up" and forget the importance of close social connections. Without FB I would have no contact with my friends, be isolated from networking events, and not attending any social organizing/protests.
Some people, for a variety of reasons, don't have the ability to leave and that's OK. Each person should decide what works best for them, and it's unhelpful to judge others when you don't know their situation.
@thindol@ayachan@starbreaker@cercerilla@Wolf480pl For me it helps my family and I stay in touch and keep connected in a way we wouldn't otherwise. I don't really want most of my family on my other social media pages.
