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Yeah, Facebook was great when it actually connected people together. Now it's just a cesspool of AI slop and boomers
EXACTLY! I can't believe that I've basically forgotten how the function of "social media" at a point in the not-too-distant past was actually to help real people stay in touch and organise real social events... how did we even end up where we are now? There was a golden age for a couple years where stuff like facebook brought a net positive to the world. Just makes me sad to think about where we ended up...
Capitalism. That's how we got here.