On Facebook

I have been active on Facebook for a few months. I find it useful. Various things one wondered about, some thing new triggers off one of those themes. There are some immediate responses or links which form a basis for further exploring the topic. Then I post some of it in this blog and try to find similar things posted months or years ago and try to connect the dots. Sometimes slightly better informed, well rounded views are formed though circimscribed by one's earlier views, temperament, prejudices etc. I thought that it was working reasonably well. But today I saw this
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/06/facebook-is-for-old-people/