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AnSionnachRua · 4292 days ago · link · · parent · post: Quitters Never Win: The Costs of Leaving Social Media
You're quite right - Facebook is hardly vital, and hasn't been around that long. But its ubiquity, instantaneousness and the fact that it is free - as well as the fact that people seem much more open to accepting a friend invite on Facebook than to give their phone number - have made it one of the media of choice for communicating with people. You want to organise football on Friday and don't want to text people, since that'll cost credit? Facebook away! (Actually, it's kind of funny that Facebook 'friendship' is much less personal than a phone number or email address. I have the email address of very few of my friends.)