Clay Bennett for March 30, 2018

I feel smart for never joining fb, but the reality is that I had other concerns, such as family pressure, as in people berating each other on fb. I had to say no thanks to that.

Click if you agree.

Oddly enough, you can still communicate via the U.S. Postal Service. I am told by recipients that receiving a letter in the mail is still a pleasant and welcomed surprise (as are Thank-You notes, personal invitations, birthday cards, and the like). It is admittedly slower, and it leaves a paper trail (unless the recipient shreds or burns the document). But it usually goes only to the person intended. Of course, I’m rather old school anyway. I’m also one of the anachronistic ancients who never really bought into social media.

This is the extent of my participation in social media, and under a nom de web at that.

The next social media company will solve this, they will make an effort to ensure you never know what data is being collected on you

There goes my old passcode: “bendoverzuckerberg.” Now I’ll have to use: “2thewall1%ers.”

Always free (to sell your data), always will be (allowing foreigners to shape your opinion)

Zuckerberg’s moto? Bend over and touch your toes and I’ll show where the wild goose goes!!

I hope folks are willing to tolerate a different viewpoint.

A good chunk of what you have read about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica has been sensationalized to the point of falsehood. Here is an article at Medium.com (a site I trust although I frequently disagree with it):https://medium.com/@CKava/why-almost-everything-reported-about-the-cambridge-analytica-facebook-hacking-controversy-is-db7f8af2d042

To paraphrase @MontessoriTeacher, I feel smart for taking the time to learn to understand the privacy settings on Facebook and change many of the defaults. If you do that you can control and restrict who sees your posts and (to a large extent) what posts you see.

I participate in several Facebook groups dedicated to special interests of mine. I would very much miss the interaction I get with people who share my passions.

Yes I could probably still get pictures of the grandkids by email. But what about the news of cousins, kids of cousins, kids of kids of cousins?

If you have never used Facebook, or can now do without it, good for you. I however will continue to use Facebook for all the positive things I get from it, and I will continue to understand and tweak its privacy settings.

Where’s Eileen?