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[–] cumskin_genocide@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Shut it down like Tiktok. Those platforms are brainwashing people into believing far right and far left ideas.

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 months ago

Damn those far left ideals like liveable wages!

[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

But, but I like far left ideas. The pictures about people dancing in circles, living in communities without the need of money, make me giggle.

Time to start a Facebook account. /s

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

That isn't far left though.

More like overthrowing governments, disbanding corporations, abolishing personal properties, completely removing currency, controlling speech, ...

I myself am a socialist, but what you describe is closer to centre left than far left.

[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Okay my comment was a little bit sarcastic, but there is some truth in it. Removing currency and removing private property isnt that bad. How would we live then? You just have your skills and trade/offer them every day against the skills of someone else, who makes food for example. No third person would make profit of your trade. Sounds better then what we have actually. Today the Top 10% literally do nothing and get all things they want.

But removing everything sounds odd, I know. Let's start simple: how about it isn't allowed to have more than 1 mio. Dollars. I mean 1 mio. is a lot. If you have more you pay 100% tax. Nobody needs more than 1 mio.

Btw "controlling speech" is one of the far right favourites, not left.

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[–] Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 5 months ago

Deleting Facebook forever reduces stress and desinformation long-term.

[–] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Deactivated my Facebook for 2 years now. Zero regrets.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

That is not surprising at all. That’s like saying laying off the conspiracy theory conventions for a while reduces your belief in conspiracy theories.

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

Can confirm giving up popular social media has made my life a lot better. You don't need to know half the shit your friends are up to. It's just going to hurt you. Go outside. Take part in trivia night. Make new friends. Feel the grass beneath your feet.

[–] Captain@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

I still have Facebook but pretty much just for messaging.. and honestly I don't even check it.

I had 6 unread messages and 30 plus notifications when I checked a moment ago.

Pretty happy with the results.

[–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 4 points 5 months ago

I just 'deactivate' people that share news on facebook. I use FB to give my family (who don't live near me) and friends a small slice of what's going on in my world. I don't post daily/weekly but I only post stuff I create. I also use it for groups/market place since most forums went to FB groups.

I expect the same from my connections, and unfollow anyone that just forwards things (news, memes, other posts). This little bit of management has made my FB feed 'ok'

[–] mihnt@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

See, I'm not real big on facebook, but I have an account because I live a considerable distance from when I am from. (Also because marketplace is nice.)

Lately those cockballs have been refollowing people I have unfollowed and it is a clusterfuck on there now. I just have to ignore the feed because it's full of trump shit and religious shit yet again.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago

Meh. I have facebook but don't really use it much. my condo has a page so its like a semi public chat and sometimes have communication with folks. Certainly never use the feed though and I hate checking it every few weeks. I certainly don't want anyone im connected to to think they will get a faster response if they hit me up there. I bet other things besides facebook spreads bs though. I see it with youtube users. I use youtube but I don't really chase my feed.

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