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Lots of people have been posting<\/a> about the fact that Facebook only shows a small fraction of people who \u201clike\u201d something on Facebook the updates on that particular page. And so it reminded me of this image, which was made in response to a previous time that Facebook changed things, but which seems just as apt now.<\/p>\n

If you like Exploring Our Matrix on Facebook, I hope that you will click on the notifications tab at the top and choose to see updates. Thanks!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"