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		ryandrake on Jan 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Each Facebook user is monitored by thousands of co... This is an excellent reply to the tired old "But nobody can possibly live without Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp" claim people keep making. I'm sure there are tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of people who, apparently by some great miracle, manage to live normal, healthy lives without using these apps. If businesses want to do business with you, they will find a way to be reachable outside of Meta. If your friends are actually your friends, they will communicate with you outside of Meta. If your school has a mandate to keep in touch with parents, they will find a way.

NoPicklez on Jan 18, 2024 [–]

Not really, I think it's more the fact that Facebook use has dropped significantly.

Nowhere near as many people are using Facebook and therefore people are more accommodating and understanding of not using it.

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