Facebook groups are pretty great

[Darkmaigle]

So I've joined a few Facebook groups related to mountain biking and long boarding and I gotta say it's a great way to connect to things you like and are interested in. I haven't scrolled my "news feed" in a long time. I just open the app and go straight to groups. Lots of friendly people and way less shit posting than Reddit.

Anyone else really like them?

 

[thekonamicode]

Hell yeah. I'm in an Office the show group and it's meme town and office quotes 24/7. Of course I can no longer communicate with normal humans, but what can you do?

 

[vacantseas]

I've joined a couple synthesizer related ones to some new gear I purchased and they've been great resources.

 

[shnurgleton]

Yes I've seen those commercials too

 

[Choppasmith]

I'm sure there'll be people who will moan and groan about Facebook and think you sound like an ad, but I agree connecting with other people can be great. It's been great for my sister who has a rare genetic mutation. She found a group and had been able to get support and it's played a big part in helping with her emotional help.

I'm part of an Nvidia Shield group and a while back a woman had come in and asked for technical support for her son's Shield who had recently passed away and it was great to see the outpouring of support from people.

As said above it can be a fun and very handy resource too.

 

[Darkmaigle]

I'm sure there'll be people who will moan and groan about Facebook and think you sound like an ad, but I agree connecting with other people can be great. It's been great for my sister who has a rare genetic mutation. She found a group and had been able to get support and it's played a big part in helping with her emotional help.

I'm part of an Nvidia Shield group and a while back a woman had come in and asked for technical support for her son's Shield who had recently passed away and it was great to see the outpouring of support from people.

As said above it can be a fun and very handy resource too.

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for what it's worth I think Facebook is pretty shit, groups is the only thing I like about it now. Stories like yours are why groups specifically is great.

 

[finalflame]

Yup. Also Events and their suggestion engine is phenomenal. Facebook, as always, has adapted extremely well to how people want to engage.

 

[DirtyLarry]

I am a member in some great groups.
I was a member in some not so great groups. I have since left them.
Ultimately it depends on the group itself no doubt.

 

[Servbot24]

Yup. Also Events and their suggestion engine is phenomenal. Facebook, as always, has adapted extremely well to how people want to engage.

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Yeah the events can be quite nice to look through for something to do.

 

[astro]

I'm a member of a bunch of great, popular ones that have amazing moderation and don't take any kind of bigotry and many of them actively stand against it. Helps restore my faith in people, actually.

Everything from veganism to video games.

Dune meme groups are the the best.

 

[Elegant Weapon]

I agree. The only reason I'm still on fb is for my groups

 

[SteveMeister]

Groups and Events and Messenger are the best things about Facebook. I wish there was a way to disable the feed and just have those three without.

 

[fragamemnon]

Neoliberal Memes for Free Trading Teens and a group for each car that I own is basically perfect FB usage for me.

It's a lot like reddit where as an aggregate it's awful but when you wall off to just the things you care about, it's pretty great.

 

[TwntyOneTwlv]

I'm also a part of my local mountain biking Facebook group. It's perfect for talking about local trail conditions, group rides, local bike shops, and all sorts of other things. It's basically all I use Facebook for.

 

[Mathieran]

Yeah I'm actually using Facebook again. I used to be on maybe 5 minutes a day but now I'm using it a lot more.

 

[Equippedwithtowel]

events is super important for local arts scenes given that where else are you gonna read about a pop up show

 

[Tom Penny]

The kazoo group I joined is nothing like the commercial.

 

[RightChandMan]

Hell yeah. I'm in an Office the show group and it's meme town and office quotes 24/7. Of course I can no longer communicate with normal humans, but what can you do?

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This sounds like fun. Is this a big public group or small private group?

 

[TaterTots]

I never looked at groups before this thread and yea. It looks promising. Especially being a musician.

 

[TaterTots]

This sounds like fun. Is this a big public group or small private group?

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From what I just looked up there are multiple groups you could join.

 

[MrPoppins]

Agreed. They are the only great thing about Facebook at this point and the only reason I still use it.

 

[thekonamicode]

This sounds like fun. Is this a big public group or small private group?

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It's a huge public group. I have a private chat for office trivia training with close friends.

 

[Subpar Scrub]

Yeah I'm in a few meme groups, motorcycle groups and language groups. They're pretty sick.

 

[Mortemis]

I haven't used facebook in years. Is this like subreddits, or is it more local and kinda like meetup plus an online board?

 

[Rizific]

I haven't used facebook in years. Is this like subreddits, or is it more local and kinda like meetup plus an online board?

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Could be local if you joined a local group. It's basically a forum about the group's subject. I'm in some groups about the cars I own, local Craigslist buy/sell/trade, and other hobbies I have. I guess you could compare it to a subreddit, just without the shit reddit format.

 

[thecouncil]

I'm in one concerning the architectural registration exams I'm taking and it's absolutely invaluable. Incredible resource.

Also in a stained glass one as that's a hobby of mine. Very helpful group.

 

[Darkmaigle]

Glad to see others here have found cool groups.

 

[texhnolyze]

Since you are using your real life username and persona, FB groups are generally the more civilized parts of the Internet. Because in forums or reddit, people are anonymous, so they can post anything they like without a single care. To add, FB groups usually have strict rules and posting guidelines, some of them would even have post approval by admins. But not all groups are equally great, it depends on the moderation.

 

[BLEEN]

I'm also a part of my local mountain biking Facebook group. It's perfect for talking about local trail conditions, group rides, local bike shops, and all sorts of other things. It's basically all I use Facebook for.

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Free air is the greatest.

 

[Conkersbadfurday]

I'm in a group for death metal screamers. I've learned more from sharing vids and info there than anywhere else. It's a great place. Everyone's super nice and just willing to help and critique and go "man you sound filthy!"

 

[BLEEN]

Since you are using your real life username and persona, FB groups are generally the more civilized parts of the Internet. Because in forums or reddit, people are anonymous, so they can post anything they like without a single care. To add, FB groups usually have strict rules and posting guidelines, some of them would even have post approval by admins. But not all groups are equally great, it depends on the moderation.

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One time an acquaintance asked 'What's the best instrument - hands down??‽'

Me (being the multi-instrumentalist that I am) posted a picture of some poor sap's butthole – probably from a medical journal, and also knowing one can get some amazing tunes from one's own toot-shute – ....

Sadly, I got banned so quickly, it winded me.

 

[Trevelyon]

I liked them. But the feed layouts on PC and mobiles are just abysmal without any proper curation options and all these recommended groups on my feed are more annoying then Youtube recommends.