I have lots of distant friends and family. Facebook is a great way to check in on them, without actually having to talk to them.

FB didn’t help me find people I wanted to chat with so I quit.

FB then made it so hard to delete my info that I was glad I had entered very little.

No it isn’t. It is a good way to understand that we must respect the rights of others to have a differing opinion. Even when they are absolutely wrong.

Let’s do some slipping and sliding.

They are a business. That is how they stay in business. They employ 58,604 people, most of whom are in high-paid technical positions. Yes, I hate the advertising, too. But it is the trade off for the free social contact. It is no worse than Fox TV, and in some ways better, because at least ALL points of view are accessible. Yes, they could do a better job of preventing the publication of misinformation. But so could Fox. And there are plenty other outlets of misinformation on the internet.

I remember when taxpayers were paying tobacco farmers and paying to discourage smoking.