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Zuckerberg didn't force anyone to join Facebook, this was all voluntary, we did it to ourselves
by developer93 5y ago
Zuckerberg didn't force anyone to join Facebook, this was all voluntary, we did it to ourselves
- hkt 5y agoFOMO and network effects are a powerful coupling though. And the social media companies have worked hard to ensure they're very hard to quit, too.
- Dracophoenix 5y agoSociety as whole, interest groups, governments, banks, retailers and their discounts, forums, HN, itself relies on FOMO and network effects. The only thing making it hard to quit is that value provided by FB as a address book to the individuals who use it is worth the trouble it causes. That's just economics. There's always a choice.