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To me that award goes to Twitter, not Facebook. Facebook is actually useful to stay in touch with friends and family in a private fashion. Twitter on the other hand is constant pettiness, aggressiveness and bickering 24/7 from people looking for validation and internet points. The worst internet mobs came out of Twitter and my statement doesn't discriminate between political sides.

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Twitter is just a platform for idiots to yell at each other and marketers to sell their books/wares. However I haven't noticed people spend HOURS on twitter, like I have with facebook. Facebook is much much more insidious and poisonous.

Except Twitter has much higher quality content from original sources, experts, celebrities, etc.

> Except Twitter has much higher quality content from original sources, experts, celebrities, etc.

My comment is subjective, but yours is too, so what gives here it goes: I doubt this is the case. I think I just see people post "more" on Twitter.

If I'm looking for quality content from experts I'd go to StackExchange, indpenendet websites/blogs or just go buy Nature magazine.

Private communication with friends? Signal if you can, WhatsApp if you have to.

WhatsApp might not be your best choice if you're trying to avoid Facebook.

At least messages are still E2E encrypted. If you avoid all other facebook systems and restrict the apps permissions I think the damage can be contained to a decent level.

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