Take a second and look at the handful of members on this site that participate regularly. From New England alone I can count them on 2 hands and thats pushing it.
Not just FB but moderation kills participation...people want to be off color, people want to swear. Im totally fine with the rules here and dont use FB but heavy handed moderation...calling out new users in a new thread for having a swear word absolutely destroys participation. Instagram kills a platform like this much worse than FB...and heck if you get enough followers you can quit your day job. (I don't get down with that either)
BUT You get twice as much garbage posts to weed through than You do actual posts that are worth reading.
That's for sure. I'm really hoping FB self destructs at some point.