On: Facebook’s war on free will

[amelius]

I often get invited to events through Facebook. Without Facebook, I would miss out on a lot of events.

For this reason I'm basically stuck with Facebook, but I've unfollowed most of my friends, so this reduces the burden to some extent.

[noncoml → amelius]

Are we talking about friends or acquaintances?

Because if ones friends forget to invite them to events because they are not on FB, then it’s time to find new friends.

[dTal → noncoml]

While I tend to agree, it's a little like telling someone to just "find a better job"; it's not always so easy. Maybe some people are unfortunate enough to not have real friends, and shallow Facebook connections are all they have.

Even though the shallow connections take up time that could be spent forging more meaningful connections with those around them, not everyone is self-confident enough to go cold-turkey.

[noncoml → dTal]

Definitely, for some people it’s easier said than done, but I think that’s a very small minority and not your average FB user?

[godshatter → amelius]

Ask one of your friends to text you if there is an event going on. As an added bonus, you might get some honest interaction with your friend.