#facebook is garbage

[cheshireinthemiddle]

Someone made a video post on facebook about how men should be exterminated because they have high crime rates. That the US would be a safer place if we just got rid of them. There were hundreds of comments (mostly from women) in complete agreement. Many with graphic comments on how to make it happen.

I commented on how, based on that logic, black americans should also be exterminated. That they really dont want to have that discussion. Sexists did not like that.

That was this morning. My facebook account now wont let me comment. Seems I was reported. Given Facebook's track record of hypocritical and selective rulings (like saying reports of doxxing and death threats didnt violate the terms and conditions), I may very well get a facebook ban.

Can't wait. I might post the message as a badge of honor if it happens.

[mostlyinthemorning]

Facebook is (literal) garbage

For the past 3 weeks, I've been running a little experiment on my Facebook feed. (Yes, I know, Facebook/Meta is terrible, but I have to be on there for work, so...)

Anyway, once or twice I day, I would go onto my FB feed and write down every single thing I saw for the first 60 posts in my feed. I didn't engage with any of the content in any way, I didn't like any posts or comment on anything so as to not influence the algorithm.

Then, I categorized all the posts into two categories: Stuff I Want to See (friends, pages I follow, groups I'm in) and Garbage (everything else).

This is the result:

Out of the 3,900 posts I saw, 2,715 (69.6%) were garbage.

When I tell people about this they nod knowingly and say, "Oh, the ads." But the ads were actually fine. All the ads I saw were either for local to me pages or events or for major brands. What was awful were the pages and groups that were suggested for me.

Imagine wading through a sea of the most anodyne, nostalgic garbage you've seen from the same pages over and over again. Cutesy DIY and craft projects, black and white historical photos of places I don't care about, sports teams I'm not interested in, weird celebrity before and after photos. By the end, I felt like there was something really awful happening to my brain for being doused in this pablum every day (and there probably was!).

Full breakdown:

Posts from friends: 5.3% My groups: 7.3% Pages I follow: 6.9% Suggested groups: 8.8% Suggested pages: 38.4% Ads: 18.3%

Everyone's algorithm will be different, of course, but I can confidently say that spending three weeks reading ALL of my FB posts makes me never want to spend time on my feed ever again.

[chuck-glisson]

FARCEbook & SHITter SUCKS!

[deadweight-at7am]

In another episode of Why Do Men?

Why is it that when I post a comment on Facebook - political, of course - usually in criticism of Trump, do RANDOM MEN have to go onto my profile and “laugh react” to the one or two political things I post that I make public? Are you just that hard-up for attention? You just really want me to know you’re stalking me? What is it?

[thedepthsofmyshame]

I only made it partway through one thread about LOST PETS on Facebook before I ran into someone posting weird transphobic bullshit.

[rgnestle]

And still no information as to WHAT a BRAND NEW, NEVER USED account could have done. They even asked for a picture of me to prove I'm me. HOW DO THEY KNOW WHAT I LOOK LIKE TO BE ABLE TO VERIFY IT WITH A PICTURE??? MORONS!!!

[rgnestle]

Facebook stinks!

Well, I have MORE reasons to hate Facebook. I haven't been on it in YEARS because they kept messing with me. But now I make a new account with a new email address and they say that MY NEW ACCOUNT WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN USED AT ALL has violated community guidelines. How can that be? They even say I applied TOMORROW not today

[cheshireinthemiddle]

Fun fact: Facebook will punish you for "hate speech" if youre reported for advocating for male victims of domestic violence on their platform, but not if you openly admit to hating people based on their sex (and have numerous posts dedicated to it).