It's not just Facebook. Thousands of companies are spying on you
This is a standard media trick (and also common people&#x27;s rationalization) - oh, it&#x27;s not just X that&#x27;s bad for you, see everything else - it&#x27;s also bad for you too. You might as well stick with what you know. Suddenly, people feel they have no choice and the story is over in a day or two, everything&#x27;s back to normal.<p>The difference is these few days blew off the periphery of uncertain users. It won&#x27;t hurt them now, but in the long run - it may be like tobacco. Annectodal example from here on.<p>I&#x27;ve tried many times to quit Facebook, these latest ones threw me off board for good. I tried to do it smartly by contacting people I know and want to keep in touch with and then posted on my wall and my profile pic that I am going out of fb for good. I gave (I think reasonable) 72 hours and some people did reach out and most congratulated me. Which means a lot of people want it, they get its bad for them but &quot;everybody is there&quot; is the main argument. I don&#x27;t try to convince them, I just tell them where they can find me. Tonight I am out for good.