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by PoignardAzur 1631 days ago
> No, none of the connectivity is because of Facebook. They didn't build the connectivity; they're a parasite on it.

That doesn't make sense.

If Facebook was purely parasitic in these deals, people would just buy regular internet subscriptions (yes, there are counter-arguments to that, but the general principle holds). The fact that they don't implies that there are large swathes of people who can't afford internet subscriptions, and therefore would not get any of the benefits of one without Facebook.