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I guess facebook has truly become a utility: It's a semi-monopolist users hate, but they find it too hard to cut the cord. Sounds like AT&T, Comcast etc.

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There's also the aspect of social pressure to use the platform.

I remember how quickly people stopped using IM and moved their entire online presence to Facebook, including the announcement and discussion of planned events.

As an IM user who never moved, it kinda sucked. :)

I guess you could say the same about the move from ICQ to Windows/MSN Messenger, though.

As a teen who did cut the cord (edit: of Facebook) out of annoyance of rampant reposting and other irritating stuff, I've been fine. I don't want to say I'm popular because I'm not, but if you have a standing within your friend circle you might be able to get them to use your thing. For me, that was my IRC channel.

Ok, I'm an adult in my later 20s. I have a mixture of friends and business associates on Facebook.

I have friends who post annoying stuff (blocked from feed) and friends who posted really inappropriate comments on my stuff (unfriended.)

Is there some part to teen usage that discourages blocking a friend's feed or unfriending someone?

>Is there some part to teen usage that discourages blocking a friend's feed or unfriending someone?

Possibly, but for me I guess that seemed like losing a valuable news source unless it got really bad, which had happened.. Looking back though, deleting was probably too extreme, and I still use Twitter /and/ Instagram.

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