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Not using Facebook isn't really an option for kids these days.


No way can I agree with that. Indeed, the "cool" thing for the time being is to NOT be on Facebook.


Just because you say it does not make it true. Social considerations are some of the most powerful forces. People considered me "weird" because I wasn't on Facebook for a long time. Eventually I re activated my account, because I was tired of explaining to people why I wasn't on, and because I was missing out on photos and experiences and events that were only shared on Facebook.

I agree that you can sometimes seem cool by seeming aloof to what everyone else is doing, but when it damages your social life, most people aren't going to do it.


The cool kids on Tumblr or whatever is next still have a Facebook account they check fairly often.


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