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All I ever hear about Facebook any more is just its marketplace. It's gotten to the point where I might make an account just so I can easily sell stuff locally.

tokioyoyo 1y ago
And groups, really. Almost all local level group activity exclusively gets managed on Facebook in the cities I lived in.
- ghaff 1y ago
  If I want to have even a vague idea about what’s going on in my town it’s pretty much Facebook or a neighbor who is more plugged in than I am. Also it’s the only web presence a lot of small local businesses have. I do keep up with some friends on Facebook but I’m very selective about adding anyone new.
- CSMastermind 1y ago
  Not just local groups - groups of any kind. I'm part of a bunch of book collector groups because it's pretty much the only place on the internet to connect with other people around the world about it.
- is_true 1y ago
  Facebook groups are the ultimate data source for LLMs. They have so much information. They are forums for specific subjects but without the friction of signing up.
ses1984 1y ago
I made an account to sell a cheap guitar. I listed it for $100 and used all my own original pictures. They said my listing was suspicious and needed to verify my identity, which meant sending them a picture of me holding my drivers license next to my face. I had a lot of other stuff to sell, so I obliged. They said that wasn’t enough and they required another photo, this time holding my passport by my head. I thought this was pretty crazy, but also, I had a lot of stuff to sell, and privacy is pretty much already dead so why not? They said they could not verify my identity. The end.
- mysterydip 1y ago
  "thanks for the training data, goodbye"
- 42772827 1y ago
  Facebook has entered this weird statistical zone where “if you don’t have a Facebook account by now you’re probably a scammer.” I deleted my facebook account in 2015 and then tried to sign up again also when I had stuff to sell, they couldn’t verify me either.
- FeloniousHam 1y ago
  I have only briefly had a Facebook, maybe 2 or 3 times, most recently to sell/giveaway a bunch of stuff before a house move. It was simple, easy, and reliable.
- LtWorf 1y ago
  You should have created an obviously fake account called like "Mark Guy" with a photo of an asian woman and you should have posted some nazi stuff. In that case your account would have been completely fine for them.

tokioyoyo 1y ago

And groups, really. Almost all local level group activity exclusively gets managed on Facebook in the cities I lived in.

ghaff 1y ago
If I want to have even a vague idea about what’s going on in my town it’s pretty much Facebook or a neighbor who is more plugged in than I am. Also it’s the only web presence a lot of small local businesses have. I do keep up with some friends on Facebook but I’m very selective about adding anyone new.
CSMastermind 1y ago
Not just local groups - groups of any kind. I'm part of a bunch of book collector groups because it's pretty much the only place on the internet to connect with other people around the world about it.
is_true 1y ago
Facebook groups are the ultimate data source for LLMs. They have so much information. They are forums for specific subjects but without the friction of signing up.

ses1984 1y ago

I made an account to sell a cheap guitar. I listed it for $100 and used all my own original pictures. They said my listing was suspicious and needed to verify my identity, which meant sending them a picture of me holding my drivers license next to my face. I had a lot of other stuff to sell, so I obliged. They said that wasn’t enough and they required another photo, this time holding my passport by my head. I thought this was pretty crazy, but also, I had a lot of stuff to sell, and privacy is pretty much already dead so why not? They said they could not verify my identity. The end.

mysterydip 1y ago
"thanks for the training data, goodbye"
42772827 1y ago
Facebook has entered this weird statistical zone where “if you don’t have a Facebook account by now you’re probably a scammer.” I deleted my facebook account in 2015 and then tried to sign up again also when I had stuff to sell, they couldn’t verify me either.
FeloniousHam 1y ago
I have only briefly had a Facebook, maybe 2 or 3 times, most recently to sell/giveaway a bunch of stuff before a house move. It was simple, easy, and reliable.
LtWorf 1y ago
You should have created an obviously fake account called like "Mark Guy" with a photo of an asian woman and you should have posted some nazi stuff. In that case your account would have been completely fine for them.