An honest description of Facebook

[petrus4]

https://www.theonion.com/new-poll-finds-public-becoming-more-skeptical-of-profit-1824285204

This calls itself satire, but I don't think it is.  It's exactly how I've mentally described Facebook for years.

[Pimander]

It is definitely "Vampiric" in a sense.

I think different people use FB in different ways for different reasons.  I use it to spread/share information.  I also use it so I know what events (music mainly) are happening in my area.  I couldn't give a shit about who likes or dislikes what I post but I know that is important to some people.

[ArMaP]

I use it mostly to play games and for what it was made: get information about other people.

[zorgon]

get information about other people.

And SELLING that info is why Zuckerberg is currently under investigation

[Pimander]

And SELLING that info is why Zuckerberg is currently under investigation

It was selling that info that gave you Trump I believe.  That and Comey's letter.

Oh and thousands of Russians (and Russian bots) on social media and forums (including AboveTopSecret....)

[Pimander]

I use it mostly to play games and for what it was made: get information about other people.

Sometimes you can tell more about a person from what they don't share on Facebook than what they do.

[ArMaP]

Sometimes you can tell more about a person from what they don't share on Facebook than what they do.

That's why I sometimes answer their questions, but only some, so they get a distorted version of me.