I find it's for the less important stuff. Easy way to share things with a bunch of friends. I've also been able to connect with people I though I'd never hear from again. The main reason I am on there is for the groups. I found one group that was for a tv show I watched back in the 90's. I thought it was just a fan group at first. The group has people that worked on the show. Actors, writers, crew that worked on the set, etc. It's been cool to talk with those people. A second group is for aviation photography. The person running the group has done an outstanding job building it and creating good relationships with the local airports and museums. We've been able to get special access at some events. Also get to talk with pilots and airshow performers. I've made some friends through that group.
Like most things, the negatives are what you hear about the most and facebook does have a bunch and they seem unwilling to try and fix it. It's definitely hard to avoid the politics. I wish they would create a politics filter so people can avoid it all together. It's not a great tool, but I get benefit out of it for what it is.
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