[alecco]

  > I believe that the benefits of a social network such as Facebook
  > outweigh the risks.

That's a false dichotomy. There are systems for social networks with decent privacy schemes.

[eropple]

There are systems for social networks with decent privacy schemes. Those systems also have a number of users that approximate a rounding error.

As such, the dichotomy is not false in practice.

[chopsueyar]

He is stating his belief. Are people not allowed to believe in false dichotomies?