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user-inactivated  ·  1554 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The view from outside.

Yeah I don't use FB either for lots of reasons. The data mining, the self fulfilling algorithm decisions about me, Zuckerberg being a total fuck wit, etc. I've seen FB do serious national damage up close and personal in a former job, so I hate the echo chamber and disinformation aspects. Also, the product itself sucks now. Except! The events feature, that is actual useful and I would consider signing up if I had more time to go out (maybe when the kids are older if FB is still a thing).

I use Twitter as a topic reader, the lists feature is really good for building focused microblog feeds. I also share some lists with people I work with if I feel they should know more about what's going on in the industry.

A private Instagram account turned out to be the most efficient way to share family photos. Yeah, it's still FB. I just set it to private and treat it like a shared album that specific people can access regardless of platform.