• Doomsider@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      My entire small town exclusively uses Facebook for everything from local gossip, to selling stuff, to even hooking up. All the businesses use it and the only way to get updates on local power outages or emergency notices is through it as well. I don’t use Facebook so it is a bit annoying.

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      10 hours ago

      I know you’re sounding edgy, but the answer is “a lot”. My entire family and I have probably a good 30+ friends that are active (weekly or more) on it.

      • Free Trampoline!?@sh.itjust.works
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        9 hours ago

        I’ve considered containerizing it somewhere just for the sake of selling and buying car parts and ‘the like’, but I have no active intention to participate beyond that and family matters.

        Fact is, I’d be fine if that was all Facebook was, that seems reasonable. It’s the endless patronizing propaganda, tracking, ads and arguing bots everyone takes issue with. If they just didn’t suck, they’d be fine.

        • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          8 hours ago

          That’s the only thing I use Facebook for. Ever since Craigslist decided to commit market share suicide Marketplace has been the go to place for buying used junk.

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      9 hours ago

      Businesses, so many businesses have just a facebook page, no website or anything else. Want to know what or when the next band is playing or the nightly special, check facebook. 🤷

    • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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      8 hours ago

      Our parents. My mom is addicted, spends every spare moment endlessly scrolling. I tried for a while to get her off but you can’t help someone who doesn’t want to be helped. No shit she spent 10 straight hours on it once. Didn’t move at all, she is their ideal consumer.

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      10 hours ago

      I see several people claiming they just use it for marketplace, or whatever it’s called.