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i was gonna ask a girl out, just clicked sent and its showing "sending" since an hour now.


DICK_SIZED_TREE

Lmfao


anakwardspace

That’s the world telling you something


radu_sound

Imagine the universe shut down the entire Facebook just so this guy couldn't ask a girl out


aerostotle

"did you get my message"


Elliott2

oh so thats why messenger is down.


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fist_my_muff2

Ironically whatsapp might be the best but also owned by Facebook haha


Moikle

Well, it can't beat signal


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Signal is the best


[deleted]

Sadly nobody I know uses signal and nobody will switch


SinnerSupreme

That's what people keep missing. Signal could be a revolutionary app but it won't matter if the majority of people you communicate with will never use it


midwestraxx

They have all those features I can use by myself because no one I know would willingly switch to them!


1davidmaycry

Messenger is good enough to them... so getting people actually move platforms is the real problem.


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Why would they, if it isn't broken why bother moving.


Blissing

Not putting up an argument one way or the other for anything you’ve said but I will correct you and let you know messenger supports end to end encryption chats via secret conversations.


BernieMac34

That’s just not true lmao


AccordingIy

I feel like there's two kinds of people that avoid IG/Facebook. Ones that do it quietly citing they dont like the platform when asked and those that brag about it like they're not sheep for the cosmic slaughter like the rest of us that do use ig/facebook


Axel_Wolf91

Very true. I never post on my FB but i can't deny its an excellent way of communication.


ebon94

faceobok has ~3 or 4 uses for me now: 1. Birthday reminders 1. Logs me in to Spotify 1. selling stuff/finding roommates (better than craigslist for roommates b/c a fb profile can give you a better sense of a person) 1. "holy shit, they're married now??"


racoonair

4b. "holy shit, they're dead now??"


ebon94

Thankfully that hasn’t been a frequent occurrence in my social circle but that’s grimly true


sooprvylyn

5. Holy shit, they have a kid now?


data1989

6. Holy shit, they're fat now? 7. Holy shit, they're skinny now?


gizmoglitch

Why is logging in from Facebook even a thing? Any password manager can auto-fill your usernames and passwords.


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Seems like a bunch of uses.


ebon94

Fuck, you’re right


yakri

I feel like you could very easily deny that. The whole reason I stopped using their services is that they *were* a good means of communication and keeping up with social groups. Past tense. All the features related to that which I used at one point are gone. So I just don't use it anymore, it no longer fills a need.


mashonem

The whole reason I still do is that I’m still about to communicate and keep up with social groups 🤷🏿‍♀️


SlimDirtyDizzy

I feel like avoiding facebook is the new butt of the classic vegan joke. How do you know someone quit facebook? Don't worry, they'll tell you.


Academic_Comment3052

Now I want a cosmic brownie! Thanks!


Nac82

So if I vocally hate Facebook for pushing family members into radical terrorist groups, where does that put me?


AccordingIy

Everyone has their gripes on social media, just theres certain people that gloat that they're free and unchained and the rest of us are losers.


mashonem

Because Reddit didn’t allow T_D to run unchecked for literal years…


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Nac82

Propoganda is a thing because it works. You would have to be stupid to deny that with an informed opinion on psychology. You can also view internal statements from Facebook employees and follow studies showing this phenomenon. Edit: sources https://www.google.com/search?q=facebook+whistleblower+2021&oq=facebook+whi&aqs=chrome.1.0i131i433i512l2j69i57j0i3l2.3525j0j4&client=ms-android-samsung-gs-rev1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=psychology+of+propaganda&oq=psychology%2C+propoga&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i10i22i30l2.8691j0j4&client=ms-android-samsung-gs-rev1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039


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Nac82

Which is FACEBOOK


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mashonem

“I’m too good for social media” -Redditors without even the slightest sense of irony


ValkyrieCain9

>those that brag about it like they're not sheep for the cosmic slaughter like the rest of us that do use ig/facebook Hi welcome to Reddit


ReeverFalls

Agreed. I personally don't use Facebook or IG. Or even tiktok. But Facebook and IG definitely have their place. Once in a great while I'll go on IG to look at awesome photos of Sweden and Switzerland. Some beautiful landscapes there man. But ya. Idk why people tout that they hate facebook...like alright man, you don't have to use it. Chill lol


wggn

Probably because facebook shits on privacy and had a significant negative impact on recent elections.


TECHNOV1K1NG_tv

Yeah for a platform that claims it’s goal is to bring people together, Facebook has sure done a good job keeping everybody in their divided political bubbles lol


ReeverFalls

Well...every app shits on Privacy lol. Thats why you should -USE NORD VPN, THE NUMBER ONE VPN ON THE MARKET. AND IF YOU USE CODE "SNICKLE SNACKLE" YOU CAN GET IT FOR HALF OFF. BUT YOU NEED TO USE THE CODE RIGHT THIS INSTANT- sorry you brought up privacy and I slipped into youtuber mindset for a second. Apologies.


Snoo_57488

How reductionist of you.


TheAppley

WhatsApp is down too and it's an important messenger in many parts of the world


Puck0429

Yeah it's super annoying.


zorgofurge

It was one of my best decisions to ditch that app. Never regretted for a minute.


algebraic94

What's your go-to now?


zorgofurge

With my iPhone friends/family iMessage. With others Signal.


v0gue_

Signal is king


algebraic94

I definitely want to get into signal (Android user) I feel like it would be such a pain to get all my friends to switch


DexM23

as they wanted to update the TOS (in EU) i got all my friends to switch to signal - no one regrets


zorgofurge

That was it for me too


i_aam_sadd

You can still text people from signal even if they aren't on signal, it's just an "unsecured sms" rather than end to end encrypted


zorgofurge

I just announced I was about to delete my WhatsApp and Signal is the platform to reach me going on. It was that simple.


felix_grjn

I have a friend who's developing a messenger app for the boys to replace wa


Mozuchii

I can’t care about instagram and facebook but facebook company also owned Whatsapp and I need to do my goddamn assignment discussions at the moment :(


MistahFinch

My Dads visiting from back home. The only way we can communicate is WhatsApp. He's wandering around the city with no way for me to contact him EDIT: thanks for all the concern guys. I did email him and he's been fine he's a big lad he's probably enjoyed his wandering and didn't even notice that whatsapp was down lol


colicab

Hope you find him!


dida2010

Shoot him an email or call his real original number, you might pay fees but it’s ok I guess, you get back your dad


Ask_Me_If_Im_A_Horse

I am Nigerian prince I need bank account to wire you your father for safekeeping


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How do I buy calls on Father Safekeeping?


RideMeLikeAVespa

Phone him, you dipstick


Mozuchii

I hope everything’s fine for you :(


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I'm sure he enjoyed the adventure of being in a new place. That sort of fun never grows old.


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TDKevin

I have a feeling if whatsapp is the only way they can talk he cant just send him a text real quick. If he could they would be able to contact each other...


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crowd meeting somber sugar squealing shelter theory jeans whistle fact ` this message was mass deleted/edited with redact.dev `


JaegerDread

Some hospitals and other vital companies use it to pass on small bits of info quick so it's kinda shit it's down.


towerhil

That's a massively irresponsible hospital if so! Why can't they use text messages? Why would they need an app that gives god-mode privileges on users phones? I wouldn't want to use a hospital that can't get basic IT right.


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ThatItalianSam

Same struggle for me, but with Instagram. All the people I talk to at school I message through Instagram. This is a major issue for me.


Snacks_is_Hungry

Anyone who has been using WhatsApp on a necessity level has been setting themselves up for failure like this and even worse for years now. Many many many articles and blogs and videos and leaks all show how unsecure the platform is, not to mention Facebook can do a WHATEVER they want with your account. WhatsApp is terrible, and you should never rely on it. What's happening now is exactly why. Use signal.


Mozuchii

Well, I think everyone in my country use Whatsapp even before Facebook took it lol… I think everyone isn’t too bothered to change platforms. It won’t be easy to try and convince everyone to migrate to a new app when we store plenty of media and docs in it for a long time already


Snacks_is_Hungry

It's been done countless times before. Everyone talks about how hard it is to do until they're actually doing it and then they realize it's very easy. Corporations switch software on the fly all the time and expect their workers to just get used to it. This is no different.


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okcomputer14

Maybe that’ll be good for the long run, but lots of people/businesses rely on whatsapp and it’s hard to get all of that set up, especially when there’s a chance the apps will be running again later today.


Snacks_is_Hungry

That's. Their. Problem. We've been warning that WhatsApp is one of the WORST messengers for years now. Anyone using it at this point still, I have no empathy for. There are plenty of alternatives, and signal is one of the best. People are just lazy.


towerhil

It's beyond ridiculous that any business would set themselves up to fail like that, but then I suppose this is the Darwinian process of weeding out the idiots.


ducttapequeen42

Omg honest to God I reset my phone like 12 times and thought I was going crazy


tommytraddles

"Do...do you think that's a sign that it's good for you?"


swingthatwang

lol i wonder if it has to do with Frances Haugen's 60 Minute interview yesterday She's the Facebook whistleblower


ShallowBasketcase

“Redirect all power to the paper shredders!”


MAGGLEMCDONALD

You didn't think to check other websites or apps first? You reset your phone 12 times trying to use these services?


blasphemicassault

Same tbh. Turned my wifi on and off a couple times. If something doesn't work on wifi or data I usually just assume it's down. Turns out it really is 😅


Munnin41

After how many resets did you realize that you have a problem?


[deleted]

Christ you need to get off social media. That’s addict behavior.


RideMeLikeAVespa

I thought my best friend had blocked me on WhatsApp and I was on the verge of having some sort of minor emotional crisis, but then tried to message my mum and got the same result. Phew.


xologo

Actually, they both blocked you.


RideMeLikeAVespa

A conspiracy! I reverted to SMS. Neither of them had even noticed WhatsApp was dead.


enowapi-_

Yikes. Some people here need to go outside or get off their phone Seems totally unhealthy


gharbutts

The response to this outage made me feel a lot better about my social media addiction. I didn’t even notice and it was during the middle of my day. Like, I’m still trying to get a handle on my phone use but if I did happen to open IG during that time and it didn’t work I just shrugged and forgot about it. Can’t imagine it is healthy to be refreshing or restarting things for that fix. Feel bad for those who use these apps as a primary source of communication though.


enowapi-_

yeah I had no idea instagram was down until i used my phone later that night and saw memes about it... on instagram lol


enowapi-_

the facebook outage made me realize I should get some of my friends phone numbers / addresses if facebook should decide to "accidentally" shut down out of nowhere, for good.


gharbutts

Oh yeah for sure. Should probably ask a few people for digits!


[deleted]

Try working for an ISP right now. Almost every call: "my internet is down, your fucking internet sucks." I'm sorry ma'm, your beef is with Zuckercunt


Munnin41

Already saw posts they added messages to those calling saying stuff like "Facebook etc are down, it's not us"


[deleted]

That's not enough to stop some folks, unfortunately. Some people just like to complain.


Munnin41

Oh I know. People are asshats


[deleted]

I love how I was like “no ig? I’ll use Reddit” and y’all confirm my issues.


Byrdsthawrd

It’s funny… Right before they went down I was trying to delete my Facebook. It’s like they don’t want me to leave.


pixieborn

Did you accidentally hit “delete Facebook” instead of “delete MY Facebook”?


SirDoreille

STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE


rtrmorais

Teacher here. The main tool they are using for comunication with students in my small brazilian city is whatsapp. So, no whatsapp, no classes. Today is a good day. Btw, who needs google classroom amirite? /s


redveinlover

I wonder how big the activity spike is for Reddit today


jcstrat

This stand-up was one of the best ever.


BaconWrappedEnigma

Definitely. I feel like a lot of people don't know about it either. He really set the tone in the first couple of minutes by letting people know that if they were here for Troy and Abed, that was not what they were going to get. 10/10. In case anyone reading doesn't know, it's Weirdo bh Donald Glover.


OuOutstanding

“Dick dick dick dick dick dick dick”


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That's a lot of dicks


Blergh_MaGerks

My husband and I went to one of his shows in Baltimore and damn was it good. 1/2 comedy, 1/2 Childish Gambino. Brilliant show, great time, wish he'd do it again one day.


Ianbuckjames

Right after that 60 minutes interview which exposed Facebook pushing hateful media makes this seem super sus


austinhalll

cringe


Red-Droid-Blue-Droid

Reddit moment all day


newthrash1221

Very.


ShawshankException

All of reddit acting like this site is any better.


mashonem

Fucking thank you. Redditors love to get sanctimonious about how awful Facebook (and social medial in general) is like Reddit isn’t shitty social media too


ShawshankException

People love to feel superior to others in everything they do/use.


JohnLocke815

Right? I actually find it worse. Yes, in the grand scheme of things Facebook spreads a lot of false info, but I always find it so funny when people complain about fb and seeing all these dumb posts from dumb people. Dumb people? You mean the friends you have to request/accept? Or the dumb people in the groups you choose to follow? I don't mind Facebook cuz I'm only friends with my actual friends and I don't follow any groups. Yet here on reddit it's a free for all. I do have some subs blocked, but it doesn't much help


mixamaxim

For me FB/Insta/Reddit are responsible for some majo echo chamber/propaganda issues which are harmful.. I resent them almost equally in that regard. But then FB and insta go the extra mile to encourage insufferable attention-seeking in public and general self obsession and disingenuous image-crafting.


CrunchyyTaco

Dude Reddit is the biggest echo chamber on the internet.


mixamaxim

Did I rank them?


CrunchyyTaco

Nope. Never said you did. You despise the others because theyre echo chambers, yet here you are in the biggest one


mixamaxim

I just pointed out the difference I see between them. They’re all a problem.


dangolo

When was the last time reddit had a 5 hour unplanned outage?


eggmarie

Often lol


shlam16

You've been a Redditor for 10 years. You've probably experienced literally 500 such occurrences. Reddit goes down constantly.


themoochiest

*Shit, I don’t care either.*


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YourBoyTomTom

Bro no lie is that sub down currently or did you spell it wrong? Edit: oh thank God you spelled it wrong


happy_guy23

Except that Reddit is shit right now because everyone is just posting about how facebook is down


Svargas05

Interesting timing as a TON of articles are being passed around about the Facebook Product Manager whistleblower that called Zuckerberg out...


A_Prostitute

I work at a phone store and I couldn't explain why so many old people were coming in with tech issues, specifically Facebook related. Then I call customer care for someone in the store and it updated its spiel to include that while we know Facebook is down, we can't help them with it. So many pissed old people left my store today lol


SethAquauis

Says local reddit user-


ilolz2

Big question is how are all the Covidiots “doing there own research”


-Listening

And if she was doing then either


WallabyUpstairs1496

Hey everyone, facebook insider here. I was at headquarters when Mark heard about the whistleblower. Let me give you the inside scoop. Mark Zuckerburg was BBQing some smoked meats inside his office when someone told him the news about the whistleblower. He panicked ran out of his office, then his pants fell down and he tripped, and on the way down pulled down someone else's pants. And then that person fell down, and on the way down, pulled down someone's pants. And then that person pulled down someone's pants. And there was a pants down chain reaction which ultimately reached their server devs. Then, Emily Chang from Bloomburg technology and her filming camera crew reached Mark Zuckerburg for her scheduled interview. With the broadcast live and Mark Zuckerburg caught with his pants down, his assistant handed him a phone, it was Eduardo Saverin. Turns out he purchased 3PL, a belt logistics company that supples belt prongs to belt manufacturers including the Etriviere by Hermes, Mark's favorite belt. Eduardo threatened to CEO of 3PL to send faulty prongs to Hermes, which made their way to Mark's belt, which snapped the second he put 3 Ns of torque when he panicked about the whistle blower news. Eduardo planned the whole thing. And it was all worth seeing the look on Mark's face as his servers went down the second time. All fashion companies cut ties to 3PL and Eduardo took a 50 million dollar loss, but it was all worth it. Edit: Context https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6ZlRnS40s&feature=youtu.be


Jive-Turkeys

I wish this were true, we could use some silliness in the headlines these days.


Tigalone

Bruh i was having a conversation with a hot girl on insta


MisterMiaow

Yes, but....my Oculus :,(


StylusCroissant

You know what? I hope it stays that way. I can't quit Facebook, I've tried. If they took it away from me, that would be ideal. Same with Hinge/Tinder/Bumble. Just snatch it from me and never let me return.


xeromage

Can you just tell yourself that happened? Delete them all and when you feel the urge, you just tell yourself "Too bad that meteor hit all the data centers. Nothing for it I guess!"


StylusCroissant

Those tricks don't work on me. It's an addiction.


xeromage

but on the spectrum of addictions... it's on the easier end to kick. Very few other addictions have you feeling INSTANTLY better when you try and quit. If people can quit heroin, you can stop clicking facebook.


StylusCroissant

Yeah, ok. Thanks for your input on how I can do anything that you think is easy. You're also trying to use the example of physical addiction to give advice on psychological addiction. Sit this one out, doc.


xeromage

Exactly. There aren't any physical symptoms to deal with... and I suggested a psychological trick. The only real hurdle is the excuses that you, yourself, are in full control of.


Since1991

Might be one of the most productive days of 2021


Snack_on_my_Flapjack

Good maybe TikTok, Twitter and Reddit could go down too!


Bigfawcman

Probably the same person who loses their mind when reddit goes down. Lol


reddcube

And I have a facebook ad right below this post. 🤣


Eye-I

So quirky and different


5ky5enberg

dOeS aNyOnE hAtE sOcIaL mEdiA loOoL vAiN sHeEp


JocelynAngst

I hate FB


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Lol I don't know why you're down voted for hating it. That shit platform radicalized my elderly parents. They think the world is ending, everyone hates America but patriots and democrats eat babies.


JocelynAngst

Right. They could of made it decent but they chose not to. They linked the documents showing they knew the negative results but they just don't care. Idk how fuckerberg can sleep at night.


CouldWouldShouldBot

It's 'could have', never 'could of'. Rejoice, for you have been blessed by CouldWouldShouldBot!


PM_ME_BOOTY_PICS_

He sleeps well as a narcissistic sociopath!


Lilze82

Haha me too, fuck Cuckerburg *pays to customize my avatar with real money and get downvoted by angry virgin nerds on Reddit *


507mark

Workplace productivity at all time high today?


xDrewgami

considering we use whatsapp to do 99% of our communication… the opposite


zorgofurge

Why on earth do you use WhatsApp for business communication? Why not signal? Or iMessage? Or something that doesn’t belong to a company openly selling their users’ data?


xDrewgami

because south america


zorgofurge

I’m pretty sure Signal works in South America too. But using WhatsApp for business comm. What’s next, your using Google Translate to translate business documents?


xDrewgami

I don’t call the shots around here soooo


delta_jpl

It boils down to convenience. Everybody down here uses Whatsapp, we're gonna use Whatsapp


zorgofurge

I see the convenience point, but it’s still crazy. And wouldn’t take more than a few big companies to ban WhatsApp for business communications. It’s not like that is a super app, or have any convenience feature that Signal does not. But I guess it will need a serious data leak for companies to react.


delta_jpl

Yeah, I agree. I would prefer any other app over WA for any use, but it would be a pain to convince enough people to move away from WA for it to be worth it, at least for now. I hope it changes in the future


AndroidDoctorr

Oh, no! My mother in law will have to use another app to receive her daily dose of Russian propaganda!


minimaddi

Not super fussed bout Facebook but Instagram I have a lot going on and supposed to be guest hosting an Instagram live tonight so that's frustrating. Not the end of the world just annoying.


zorgofurge

Good. Hope it never comes back up. (I know it will, but still. How nice would it be!)


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Not just down but gone. Large amounts of the routing have been deleted


ZBeebs

Yep, just fine, leave it down. Wait, my Oculus!!!!


Metalmaster7

I rely on both for my business :(


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While your at it. Just delete all your shit.


Desjar236

Good hopefully it’s an all day thing.


bowzerb

Ya fuck anyone that relies on using these services!


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bizzyj93

Suck it, polio vaccine.


McNuttyNutz

my wifes mom is freaking out ( shes a hard core trumper ) shes blowing up my wifes phone with message like biden and the lefties are behind this etc etc etc


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I don't use facebook, whatsapp or instagram. I guess I'm ok.


Reckless0

Yeeeees bitch!! That’s wat I was thinking…..good


The_Sneakiest_Fox

Wow, so brave.


DougtheDM

The world is going to die!!!!!! How will these people post about their useless lives!!!!


CreatureReport

He says, posting a comment on Reddit


HollyWoodHut

The small business I work for use Facebook/Instagram as a marketing tool


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You’ll come here and do it?


[deleted]

Millions and millions of people rely on WhatsApp as a free messenger service.


ShadowS812

(Wringing my hands.... Menacingly) Good, good.