On Fri 12 Mar 2021 at 18:27:58 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 08:27:23AM -0800, James H. H. Lampert wrote: > > [...] > > > If they shun or ostracize you for not being on Facebook, they are > > neither your friends nor your family. > > I don't know whether that hard position is always viable. I mean, > I managed without Facebook (and *all* the others, btw.) but that > may well be sheer luck. To think otherwise would feel... arrogant > to me.
How can "sheer luck" be a factor? My non-participation in Facebook is due to a conscious decision. > And yes, I'm interested in understanding /why/ and /how/ people > are sucked in: that's about the only way to do something against > it. Perhaps they feel a need to communicate with a group. That's hardly being "sucked in". Their choice, just like mine. Different midsets. To imply it is not quite the best and there is something that should be done about such a choice is simply vi vs emacs talk :). -- Brian.
