Because we are poor and that is an affortable institution
Comment on Meta is promoting Threads posts on Facebook and there’s no way to opt out
Melpomene@kbin.social 8 months agoIf a professor is using Facebook v. the academic platform provided by the school, they're 100% in the wrong.
If I go to an office with a huge queue and they're not professional enough to have set up a website then why, exactly, would I trust them with my money? That shows a lack of business sense given that Facebook could destroy their entire model on a whim.
cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
Melpomene@kbin.social 8 months ago
Pay with cash or pay with data, and know that Facebook will only host you for as long as it takes to become your competitor.
nooj@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I think you missed the point and focused only on the examples provided
Melpomene@kbin.social 8 months ago
Not at all.
Facebook is only as necessary as you make it. I've not had an account since 2018 and aside from the occasional inconvenience I have been perfectly fine. This idea that we need Meta in our lives is laughably ridiculous.
nooj@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s not so much about Meta itself but a social network can be very useful. It just so happens to be that the most popular one currently is Facebook. If someone decides they want to use and would benefit from the services a social network has to offer then naturally they’re going to want to use the one that almost all the people they know are already using. No point using social network B while all your friends and family are only using social network A. That would be like wanting to party/socialise in the city at night but only going to empty bars and then scratching your head about why you have no one to talk to. You go to the bar that’s popular. The choice of which one is already made for you if that’s the kind of thing you want to do.
Don’t get me wrong, I spend about a minute on Facebook a month, I find it very useful for events especially. Given the convenience of the tools available, I don’t expect people to message me directly when they’re organising a medium to large gathering.
Melpomene@kbin.social 8 months ago
If they can't be bothered to send invites, you're likely an acquaintance at best. But if people enjoy having Facebook? That's fine. Most people invite me elsewhere if they want me there. Older school, perhaps, but it works.