Like I know this isn't a shock to anyone. But it's a super surprise to me. So since 2011 I was really busy with various educational or work stuff, and never had time to log in. When I did log in to post something random for family to see, I had that Fluffbusters extension that cuts out the extra shit that Meta adds to your feed.
So recently I was forced to use the FB app to do some IRL stuff related to Palestine. Holy shit the unfiltered site is garbage. You have to scroll through 10 or so unrelated pages to see your friends' posts. And the sheer volume of paid Israeli stuff is mind blowing, despite me trying to tell the algorithm that I don't like it. And despite me being friends with and liking shitloads of ML stuff, I keep getting Unilad level "let's save a bunch of puppies" content. Like I get why people who use traditional social media become liberals or worse, I even found myself becoming a bit more lib looking at it.
I deleted my account for years. I made a new one for a couple reasons and I agree. Sometimes your feed is exclusively stuff you don't follow and aren't even interested in. I get a bunch of Taylor Swift stuff in mine despite not liking anything remotely similar.
Yeah, I see loads of stuff I don’t want like fitness people that post bait, mostly anti vegan/veggie, or pages that have no point …stuff like “Johns Page” or “John Smith”, that constantly post early 2000s chain mail content. Its infuriating. I’m on FB cause there’s a small handful of people I’d like to remain up to date with. I don’t need the other crap.
I have a band and you have to have a personal account to even set up a band page. Plus it's the only way to keep track of some community events. It should 100% be considered a public utility.
Never thought about it like that, but it’s very true, especially with how deeply ingrained in our lives it is.