| I agree as well. Those two use-cases for using Facebook don't seem to apply to me. Here's what I use it for: - Local community groups - I have a few groups localised for my suburb and surrounds, specifically "good karma" groups which are for people asking for/offering help. I'm also part of volunteer organisations and specific interest groups that post updates. - Buying/selling, both on the marketplace and groups specific for certain things. - Events. Useful for keeping up-to-date with event information, offering lifts to places and buying/selling tickets. - Chat. Both with my friends and certain chat groups and also being able to contact people within my network quickly and easily. I rarely if ever post anything on my profile, and I block the News Feed with plugins/extensions to avoid the infinite scroll. Granted, a lot of these things could be replaced with other services out there. I'm aware of the privacy concerns and the UI/UX is getting worse over time. I hate Facebook, but the community and people I want to access all use it, so I don't really have a choice if I want to keep in touch. To claim that people only use social media to seek validation or because your life is so mediocre that you need to consume the best moments of other people's lives, strikes me as a bit out-of-touch and arrogant. |