So we've given our "Make sure my friends aren't dead" check to Facebook, and we're blaming Facebook? Isn't this our fault? Isn't the rational thing to take back the rights we've given to Facebook?
I am astounded that this comment is not receiving more upvotes and comments! I can't believe we are taking someone seriously for blaming Facebook for not telling them their friend has died.
If you care about someone, call them, be present in their life every once in a while. Caring is a proactive act!
The key value proposition of facebook to me is that it makes those types of connections easier to scale up. Do I really need to call 200 people a month to see what they're up to and how they're doing? It's much better to have a constant feed of information that you can interact with as you can and want.
But it doesn't provide that value any more. It shows me ads and posts from a handle of the hundreds of people I'm friends with.
So you're right that caring is a proactive act, but that doesn't invalidate that initial value proposition at all.
