• Rose56@lemmy.ca
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    27 days ago

    Once again like others said, drop Facebook! Lots of fake profiles, scam ads and miss information.

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      27 days ago

      I agree but fb is the only place for musicians and show/event notifications, not to mention TONs of non tech savvy small businesses use fb SOLELY for their business info and hours.

      Its never going away.

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        27 days ago

        Business info can be found anywhere through duckduckgo, google or with a phone call! I never knew that musicians use FB, I guess for promotions ? After leaving FB I used YouTube and bandcamp for new music.

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        27 days ago

        There was this new technology in the 80s that took over in offices. It became so ubiquitous that people bought the machines to have at home, and it found a less-than-optimal use-case as a general communication device. In the 90s, as its popularity boomed, it would be totally reasonable to make the same assessment you just made, that they would never go away. But when was the last time you used a fax machine?

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          27 days ago

          Im sorry, I dont feel like your comparison is relevant. Until something exists thats brain dead easy to use and has a ton of backing like fb, it will be required to have it for any community involvement in a lot of places.

          Remember, the internet is scary now and people only want spoonfed services from massive corporations. Anything else is scawwyy.

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      26 days ago

      Only reason I have Facebook is Facebook marketplace. Would love for some to create a alternative. Craigslist and OfferUp are nice, but the Facebook algorithm is more like local ebay. It might not tell me the most recent stuff or make it easy to sort by category, but it’s awesome at giving me recommendations.

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        22 days ago

        At least you can understand how others justify their continued use based on the lack of no perfect alternative, even in the face of the current solutions imperfections.