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It's par for the course for FB. "Soandso is waiting for your message" - psychological manipulation at it's finest.

The company is rotten to its foundations. Even the core mission is a terrible idea. Connecting all the world's people already exists -- it's called the WWW.

Every time Facebook, the company, communicated with me, I felt like I was dealing with a manipulative gaslighter. I'm glad that it is no longer a part of my life.

It's called the telephone.

This is just being atavistic for no reason. The telephone system is a horrible UX. I hardly ever use Facebook, but I'm definitely not replacing it with the telephone.

The device that connected the world is called the telephone, it's revolutionary force makes the WWW look like a fart in a storm.

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