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If it makes you feel any better, you've missed absolutely nothing. Facebook has only gotten worse.

FB was been and still is what it's always been...a mirror and a magnifier.

What's changing is the tolerance some ppl (e.g., you, me, the HN'er above your comment) have for it's mindless minutia, as well as the privacy issues.

The takeaway for me is simple: the evolution of humans - FB the Big Inc and the masses that feed its bottom line -is greatly exaggerated. Could some of the devo'ing be due to FB? I suppose. But for the most part, the signs have been there all along, FB just made it undeniable.

I agree it's roughly the same as it's been. I think its ubiquity has made the FB situation worse.

Yes. If nothing else,easier to see, and at the same time complicity / "normalization" has increased.

It's a massive collective blindspot.

I agree. It has gotten noticeably worse (for me) every month for several months now, possibly years. The algorithm picks such rubbish for my timeline I'd probably rather see ads.

I mainly use Facebook for the messaging.

It's like how more and more people are "cord cutting" their cable TV. Some keep it because one or two features (e.g. live sports) are still worth it to them, but more and more people are finding alternate ways to achieve the things they really want without feeling like they've gone for a swim in a cesspool to get there.

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