Study Claims 60 Percent Of Facebook Users Considering Quitting

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by mattmaroon • 16 years ago

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I don't know what the numbers were, and they kept changing, but in the lead up to the recent UK election over 30% of people were saying that they were intending to vote LibDem. In the end it was far fewer, around 22% or 23%.

People when polled give answers they think make them look good, or intelligent, or logical, or attractive, or something, but aren't necessarily truthful.

Of course if someone is asked in the current climate they will claim that they are considering quitting Facebook.

But it won't happen.

jacquesm• 16 years ago

Considering quitting != quitting.

95% of smokers consider giving up smoking and 99% of heroine or crack users consider giving up their dope.

But they'll all be back for another fix tomorrow.

mos1• 16 years ago

And because of that, there is a healthy market for products and services dedicated to people who want to stop smoking.

The door is opening for some form of competition and a possible segmentation of the market.

bradleyland• 16 years ago

I'm not considering leaving.

Every day, we post things on the internet that are completely within public view. I simply don't post things that I don't want strangers to see.

To me, Facebook embodies the opposite of privacy. It's a site for sharing your life. What's the difference between the people on your friend list who you haven't talked to in five/ten/fifteen years and a complete stranger? I just don't care all that much.

jrockway2• 16 years ago

I agree with you. I enjoy having people peer into my private life, which is why I have an online presence under my real name. But most people don't want this, for whatever reason, and it's not Facebook's place to decide for them.

Nobody should see anything you post to Facebook until you explicitly allow it. It's the only reasonable default.

jrockway2• 16 years ago

Facebook is really innovating here. They figured out how to get their users to leave, without even threatening to charge them money. Impressive.

Study Claims 60 Percent Of Facebook Users Considering Quitting

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