> I suppose techies don't have much need for social interaction
Humans in general need social interaction. That’s why solitary confinement is so psychologically damaging.
> Facebook survives because it's useful for facilitating social interaction.
Facebook “survives” because its social graph has many nodes and edges due to network effects. You admit to using Meetup, meaning that Facebook isn’t enough on its own for your purposes.
> It sounds like the author primarily used Facebook to be seen rather than to connect, and so he views it as a cancer.
You’re using it for that same exact purpose. If your events can’t be seen, why would you use Facebook?
Humans in general need social interaction. That’s why solitary confinement is so psychologically damaging.
> Facebook survives because it's useful for facilitating social interaction.
Facebook “survives” because its social graph has many nodes and edges due to network effects. You admit to using Meetup, meaning that Facebook isn’t enough on its own for your purposes.
> It sounds like the author primarily used Facebook to be seen rather than to connect, and so he views it as a cancer.
You’re using it for that same exact purpose. If your events can’t be seen, why would you use Facebook?