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How I fell out of love with Facebook(2004-2024) (youtu.be)

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A detailed three hour video essay by Tantacrul on the rise, and soon after numerous privacy and foreign influence scandals, within one of the largest tech companies in the world, and how a website where you could talk with old classmates brought about everything from a vast decline in mental health to ethnic cleansing.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, I definitely remember when they started showing things I didn't ask for, and I thought "I don't like that", but I stuck around because I could ignore posts I didn't care about.

It took a little while, but I eventually started to play "how far can I scroll before I get something I didn't ask for?"

Shortly after that, I realized I actually had to start playing "how far until I get something I did ask for?".

Once I realized that, I cut back significantly. I still go from time to time when I'm stuck waiting in line or something, but it broke my daily habit. I miss what it used to be, but I certainly don't miss what it is.