The problem with Facebook is that people are dumb when it comes to using it.
Don't want all your private information sold? Don't supply it. Don't want to see dumb shit your friends post/share? Block those secondary/tertiary sources. Don't want randoms trying to friend you or commenting on your shit or stalking you? Learn to use the privacy features.
My timeline - the stuff I see from others - is tightly controlled. My profile is mostly private. I also run uBlock Origin as my ad-blocker. So, my Facebook experience is lean, with it being 99% information I want to see.
Regarding forums vs. Facebook, well, forums cost money. Look at this place. It costs Tibs over $500/year (https://atheistforums.org/thread-43841-p...pid1320507) to run. And it's not like the cost breakdown is somehow out of whack. The forums that have survived the 90s and 00s are the ones that have some sort of funding, either by being attached to some corporate entity or through donations from the userbase. It's not a Web 2.0 issue (and, seriously, no one uses that term any more). It's a cost issue. Most people have neither the financial inclination nor technical know-how to create and run an online forum.
Don't want all your private information sold? Don't supply it. Don't want to see dumb shit your friends post/share? Block those secondary/tertiary sources. Don't want randoms trying to friend you or commenting on your shit or stalking you? Learn to use the privacy features.
My timeline - the stuff I see from others - is tightly controlled. My profile is mostly private. I also run uBlock Origin as my ad-blocker. So, my Facebook experience is lean, with it being 99% information I want to see.
Regarding forums vs. Facebook, well, forums cost money. Look at this place. It costs Tibs over $500/year (https://atheistforums.org/thread-43841-p...pid1320507) to run. And it's not like the cost breakdown is somehow out of whack. The forums that have survived the 90s and 00s are the ones that have some sort of funding, either by being attached to some corporate entity or through donations from the userbase. It's not a Web 2.0 issue (and, seriously, no one uses that term any more). It's a cost issue. Most people have neither the financial inclination nor technical know-how to create and run an online forum.
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"
