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by vintermann 531 days ago
I had an amazing experience with Facebook shorts! What happened was I...

I had an amazing experience with Facebook shorts! What happened was I...

I had an amazing... (hits the close button)

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That misses the point.

Consider an analogy with a knife. If someone quits using knives simply because they had previously cut themselves, and someone says: “wait, there’s at least one useful application for these things”, and demonstrates the useful application, that could be enough for that person to discover how useful knives can be when used right.

Exact same goes for any tool that can cause both harm and benefit, like social media apps.

What do you think my point was?

I was just making fun of desperate engagement baiting Facebook short videos that of people just about to get kicked by a camel or whatever, looping right before whatever they're baiting actually happens.