Quitting Facebook Experiences

I'd be totally fine without the routine of going to Facebook. My problem is that there's not a clear substitute for the specific typos of info I use it for, for the specific relationships I maintain through it, and for the reach I get for things I share.

This is always what people say, yet it’s not really true. You can always stay in touch with the people you care about via other means, and they with you. Yes, there might be some events you’ll get left out of, especially in the beginning when people aren’t aware you’re not on Facebook, but eventually you settle into a calmer social state.I deleted mine five years ago and I just have a bunch of independent group text threads with family and friends as well as slack/discord. It’s different

I think you're really not missing anything. I didn't have FaceBook until last year and I opened an account just to hit on a girl (now my girlfriend). I could have found her phone number using another medium (oldschool "friend of friend" way ; )Now I've got 110 "friends" (most of them wouldn't help me move out) and the pathetic things they post are truly depressing. Including my own family. So when I'm using FaceBook basically I'm using "Hide", "Hide", "Hide" and asking to only see

I recently took a month off from Facebook.I would say that 95% of communication (excluding face to face) between people I know is conducted over Facebook. In addition to that all events are organised through Facebook, if I didn't have an account I would be missing out.When I meet someone new I don't exchange phone numbers anymore I exchange Facebook details.For me at least Facebook is my phone number and email address all rolled into one. If I didn't have it I would be unreachable for a

Can someone explain to me the facebook problem? I'm not talking about privacy problems, just all the people saying everything is so much better for them without it. Is it just me using it too weirdly?I use messenger to chat with people (I'd love to use my jabber account more, but everyone is either on FB, GTalk or WhatsApp), I read a few groups and use events to keep things organized and I post sometimes, either forgetting about it soon or if it strikes a point reading interesting d

Anecdotally, I'm in my early 20s and none of my friends post to Facebook at all any more -- it is essentially just a messaging app that happens to have your real name in it and a large userbase. I deleted my account and haven't noticed a lick of difference -- in fact, a couple of my friends living far away called me on my phone to ask if I'd deleted my Facebook and tell me that they've deleted theirs as well. Since I did this a couple of months ago I've gotten a l

Facebook's appeal is a bit like reality television. The horror of the timeline and voyeuristic nature of peering into the intimacies of other people's lives, some of whom you barely know, seems to have appeal for many. The same way watching some C-grade celebrity eat insects on a remote island appeals to many.I haven't logged into Facebook now for months, and have no compelling reason to do so. Like you, everyone I wish to keep in contact with I have other means to do so, via a

I used to think I was using Facebook to stay in touch with people. But I really didn't enjoy using it, so I decided to challenge my assumptions. I went through 3 months of my activity, and saw that the overwhelming majority of what I was doing was sharing links that had no engagement. Personal photos got some likes, but just like. I maybe sent one or two messages. I was barely staying connected to people like I thought I was. So I left Facebook without regret.I don't feel out of the

I deleted my Facebook account some years ago. Even when I had one, most of my friends used it as a micro blog, image host, or free ad platform (e.g. "network marketing"), and the amount of meaningful socializing was slim to none.Most of my socializing has been and continues to be done in person, over text, or over email. I do miss out on updates from distant family and friends, but the interaction on Facebook was always shallow anyway, so I don't feel like I'm missing much

I used Facebook for a few years, and deleted my account last summer. What I have observed is that, while indeed I have other means of contacting nearly everyone that I was connected with on Facebook, Facebook was (and I presume still is) their preferred means of staying in touch with people.Sure I can call them. Sure I can send them email, or paper letters, or text messages. And for specific communications, that's fine. But for just sharing what you're up to from day to day,