I only want to use it for facebook marketplace, but jeez i didnt know they were taking it this far with this crap…

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    I deleted my facebook account in 2022 and have essentially not been contacted by friends since, so there’s that

    :(

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        I moved to a new town recently. People don’t give out their phone numbers to connect. They give out their FB and Instagram accounts. Not having either is perceived as weird.

        Hope this helps.

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          You’re in a fucked up town., and that attachment to the platform is more fucked up.

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              I already said I recently moved. I’ve moved 3 times in the past 10 years and it’s all the same. Maybe people used Snapchat or Instagram more often than Facebook when I was younger but it’s all the same privacy invasive shit.

              The majority tolerate it, that’s why Meta is so successful as a company.

              Hope this helps.

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      Because it’s where people are. I’ve gone 20 years without using FaceBook but I’ve definitely missed out on a lot. Whether you’re trackng down an old friend, selling something locally, trying to get information on a local business etc. there’s no better alternative. That’s why so many alternatives to big websites fail. They may be better in theory but if nobody migrates then there’s no point