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How technology is making us feel so out of sorts these days

7 pointsby rickyyeanalmost 6 years ago

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dtranalmost 6 years ago
I use an extension called [&quot;News Feed Eradicator&quot;](<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chrome.google.com&#x2F;webstore&#x2F;detail&#x2F;news-feed-eradicator-for&#x2F;fjcldmjmjhkklehbacihaiopjklihlgg&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chrome.google.com&#x2F;webstore&#x2F;detail&#x2F;news-feed-eradicat...</a>) because I rarely find that I get much, if any, value from the Facebook feed. As Ricky says, the links to external articles don&#x27;t really match the context that I have when using Facebook. I use it almost exclusively for posts&#x2F;messages within Groups and Messenger, both of which I feel like provide value more attuned to the original value prop, which is to stay in touch with friends and family.<p>I find a lot more value in vertical-specific feeds, e.g. I want to see my friends&#x27; training runs and races on Strava, reading inspiration on Goodreads, or travel and food adventures on Instagram. Instagram is a little bit more generic, but at least I generally have a better sense of what to expect when I open the feed than I would on Facebook.