Gern Blansten said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

I have never had a FB account nor will I ever get one, even if it were the very last communication method left for humankind.

I block everyone's feed that annoys me.  For me it was nice to log on and see mostly news, etc.  Recently the targeted ads are annoying as hell.  If I look up lawnmowers on Amazon the next time I log into FB I see tons of lawnmower ads.

A few years back you could set up an option where your comments, etc. would not appear in the news feed.  They did away with that so everyone pretty much sees what you comment on.

Twitter is my new favorite.  

They still have those settings available, FYI. You can totally choose for your comments to not be viewable by others.
I personally just don't put any personal info on FB, and feel like I have nothing to worry about. My friends are mostly strangers with shared interests, plus a small number of really close friends. Otherwise, it's just news and music feeds. I agree the ads are annoying, but at least you can tell them you aren't interested in them, and they go away forever... to make room for your next Amazon search, lol.
I would find it difficult to get rid of FB even if I wanted to - I just get way too much useful info in my news feed, mostly about music/bands/artists, as well as news headlines from sources of my choice. It's by far the easiest way for me to keep on top of what I'm specifically interested in. I would feel really out of touch without it.

Doubling-down on the War on Drugs surprises me.  I don't think too many people anywhere on the spectrum are for that.

PJ_Soul said:

cincybearcat said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Trump: the wall has to be see-through. You have to know what's on the other side. 

:rofl:

I guess he'll be tendering out some force field companies?

Did he really say it's going to be see-through? So what, like a fucking chain linked fence or like prison bars? It's really not a wall if you can see through it, lol.

Ummmmm you ever heard of glass?

Ummmmm yeah I have. You really think that's a viable option? I already brought up the window washing problem, lol.

Plenty of cheap labor there to wash it

PJ_Soul said:

Gern Blansten said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

I have never had a FB account nor will I ever get one, even if it were the very last communication method left for humankind.

I block everyone's feed that annoys me.  For me it was nice to log on and see mostly news, etc.  Recently the targeted ads are annoying as hell.  If I look up lawnmowers on Amazon the next time I log into FB I see tons of lawnmower ads.

A few years back you could set up an option where your comments, etc. would not appear in the news feed.  They did away with that so everyone pretty much sees what you comment on.

Twitter is my new favorite.  

They still have those settings available, FYI. You can totally choose for your comments to not be viewable by others.
I personally just don't put any personal info on FB, and feel like I have nothing to worry about. My friends are mostly strangers with shared interests, plus a small number of really close friends. Otherwise, it's just news and music feeds. I agree the ads are annoying, but at least you can tell them you aren't interested in them, and they go away forever... to make room for your next Amazon search, lol.
I would find it difficult to get rid of FB even if I wanted to - I just get way too much useful info in my news feed, mostly about music/bands/artists, as well as news headlines from sources of my choice. It's by far the easiest way for me to keep on top of what I'm specifically interested in. I would feel really out of touch without it.

I don't think so...I can limit who sees my posts to "Friends" but not comments.

I agree about the news feed though.  

PJ_Soul said:

Gern Blansten said:

PJ_Soul said:

Gern Blansten said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

I have never had a FB account nor will I ever get one, even if it were the very last communication method left for humankind.

I block everyone's feed that annoys me.  For me it was nice to log on and see mostly news, etc.  Recently the targeted ads are annoying as hell.  If I look up lawnmowers on Amazon the next time I log into FB I see tons of lawnmower ads.

A few years back you could set up an option where your comments, etc. would not appear in the news feed.  They did away with that so everyone pretty much sees what you comment on.

Twitter is my new favorite.  

They still have those settings available, FYI. You can totally choose for your comments to not be viewable by others.
I personally just don't put any personal info on FB, and feel like I have nothing to worry about. My friends are mostly strangers with shared interests, plus a small number of really close friends. Otherwise, it's just news and music feeds. I agree the ads are annoying, but at least you can tell them you aren't interested in them, and they go away forever... to make room for your next Amazon search, lol.
I would find it difficult to get rid of FB even if I wanted to - I just get way too much useful info in my news feed, mostly about music/bands/artists, as well as news headlines from sources of my choice. It's by far the easiest way for me to keep on top of what I'm specifically interested in. I would feel really out of touch without it.

I don't think so...I can limit who sees my posts to "Friends" but not comments.

I agree about the news feed though.  

Oh really? Well that is dumb. Yes, it would be nice if you could actually select who sees each comment on a case-by-case basis. I would love to have more control over each individual post. The sweeping "they see it or they don't" choice isn't refined enough IMO.

you can actually block people from seeing something you post. but you have to do it each time, and I think i saw that if you have any mutual friends, and one of those mutual friends comments on it or likes it or something, the person you had blocked from seeing it will be able to see it. it's stupid. 

PJ_Soul said:

Gern Blansten said:

PJ_Soul said:

Gern Blansten said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

I have never had a FB account nor will I ever get one, even if it were the very last communication method left for humankind.

I block everyone's feed that annoys me.  For me it was nice to log on and see mostly news, etc.  Recently the targeted ads are annoying as hell.  If I look up lawnmowers on Amazon the next time I log into FB I see tons of lawnmower ads.

A few years back you could set up an option where your comments, etc. would not appear in the news feed.  They did away with that so everyone pretty much sees what you comment on.

Twitter is my new favorite.  

They still have those settings available, FYI. You can totally choose for your comments to not be viewable by others.
I personally just don't put any personal info on FB, and feel like I have nothing to worry about. My friends are mostly strangers with shared interests, plus a small number of really close friends. Otherwise, it's just news and music feeds. I agree the ads are annoying, but at least you can tell them you aren't interested in them, and they go away forever... to make room for your next Amazon search, lol.
I would find it difficult to get rid of FB even if I wanted to - I just get way too much useful info in my news feed, mostly about music/bands/artists, as well as news headlines from sources of my choice. It's by far the easiest way for me to keep on top of what I'm specifically interested in. I would feel really out of touch without it.

I don't think so...I can limit who sees my posts to "Friends" but not comments.

I agree about the news feed though.  

Oh really? Well that is dumb. Yes, it would be nice if you could actually select who sees each comment on a case-by-case basis. I would love to have more control over each individual post. The sweeping "they see it or they don't" choice isn't refined enough IMO.

Yeah there used to be an option called "Block my comments from newsfeed" or something to that effect.  That was nice because you could comment on news posts about politics, etc. and not worry about pissing off friends.  Now they see everything unless they "unfollow" me.

Thanks for the fb info, people. I’m still really reluctant to go ahead, even with a very limited profile that is locked down. Nothing I’ve learned about fb makes me feel good. 

If you're using Apple or Chrome or Google services you have 0 privacy anyway.



or the internet

dignin said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=mpbeOCKZFfQ

Cambridge Analytica Uncovered: Secret filming reveals election tricks

https://www.channel4.com/news/cambridge-analytica-revealed-trumps-election-consultants-filmed-saying-they-use-bribes-and-sex-workers-to-entrap-politicians-investigation

motherfuckers were way more savvy than I ever expected.

trump; idiot. bannon, etc; diabolically smart.