[Solar-general] un sitio que promociona que salgan de facebook

[Marcos Germán Guglielmetti]

http://www.quitfacebookday.com/

Why are we quitting?
For us it comes down to two things: fair choices and best intentions. In our 
view, Facebook doesn't do a good job in either department. Facebook gives you 
choices about how to manage your data, but they aren't fair choices, and 
while the onus is on the individual to manage these choices, Facebook makes 
it damn difficult for the average user to understand or manage this. We also 
don't think Facebook has much respect for you or your data, especially in the 
context of the future.

For a lot of people, quitting Facebook revolves around privacy. This is a 
legitimate concern, but we also think the privacy issue is just the symptom 
of a larger set of issues. The cumulative effects of what Facebook does now 
will not play out well in the future, and we care deeply about the future of 
the web as an open, safe and human place. We just can't see Facebook's 
current direction being aligned with any positive future for the web, so 
we're leaving.

Committed Facebook Quitters


What should I know?
Quitting Facebook isn't easy. Facebook is engaging, enjoyable and quite 
frankly, addictive. Quitting something like Facebook is like quitting 
smoking. It's hard to stay on the wagon long enough to actually change your 
habits. Having peer support helps, but the way to quit Facebook is not to 
start a group on Facebook about leaving Facebook.

Part of quitting is understanding the nature of the problem, and there have 
been a number of recent articles and posts that do a much better job than us 
at articulating what's wrong with Facebook. We encourage you to read them and 
form your own opinions. Moving on will be easier to do when you have made a 
clear and conscious choice about why you'd prefer your online life to be 
Facebook-free.

What are my options?
There are alternatives to Facebook. Understanding what is best for you will 
depend a lot on what you need out of your social graph on a daily basis. For 
some, a combination of services like email, Twitter and Flickr might work. 
For others, a Ning group or a specialized social site like Akoha might be an 
option. If the entire population of Brazil can use Orkut, we think that 
there's hope for you to find a new home on the web. Wired, ReadWriteWeb and 
others have recently called for an open alternative to Facebook, and we're 
personally excited about the potential of the Diaspora project. At the 
moment, there aren't a lot of great options for direct replacement, but know 
that you're not alone. When there's a market need, it's not long before 
better options appear. In our minds, the best thing to do is to contribute to 
that need - and that's what Quit Facebook Day is about.

Who set this up?
@mmilan and @josephdee. Putting that for disclosure, but we want the focus on 
the real issue: Should you leave Facebook?

Send me a reminder
Want a reminder to delete your account on Quit Facebook Day?


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