[Misc] Kicking yourself off Facebook

[Westdene Seagull]

Disabled my FB account a couple of years ago and finally deleted it about six months ago. Haven't regretted it at all.
[MENTION=17215]Sussex Nomad[/MENTION] - careful, TB will hit you with a twitter post, her favourite retort !

 

[GOM]

Download the file they have on you and you will have no qualms about leaving it.

 

[Change at Barnham]

It's good for staying in touch with relatives and friends that you like.
As a self-employed person I also get lots of work from people contacting me who have become friends through work.
I enjoy staying g in touch with the people who I choose to stay in touch with around the world.

I think it's all about how you use it.
The only reason I can see for stopping using FB is because of the data that they harvest from you, but I'm realistic enough to know that they're all at it.

 

[Rogero]

I am not on facebook but everyone says that I should be. My wife is and shows me the odd interesting thing like what her friend is having for dinner.

 

[Lush]

I've taken it off my phone, but kept it on the computer, as there are a few people on FaceBook I'd lose touch with otherwise.

 

[Knocky's Nose]

I am not on facebook but everyone says that I should be. My wife is and shows me the odd interesting thing like what her friend is having for dinner.

I especially like to see what a cup of coffee looks like, in case I forget.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I've taken it off my phone, but kept it on the computer, as there are a few people on FaceBook I'd lose touch with otherwise.

What's a computer?

 

[Beanstalk]

Facebook fatigue is real, most kids aren’t using it. Be interesting to see how it mutates to survive

It's a pretty well discussed notion that the decrease in young people using Facebook is about their parent's generation "killing it". https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/16/parents-killed-it-facebook-losing-teenage-users Personally, I stopped posting when my aunt started commenting on everything I did.

It'll survive in that, Facebook became bigger than just Facebook when they diversified their assets and now own Instagram, Whatsapp, Oculus VR. They are also starting roll out of a dating app this year to compete with Tinder.

It used to have a bit of everything, but now if I ever go on the app, it's my mum/aunt and her friends sharing 15 posts a day (a lot of which is obviously fake news) and nothing else. It is still great for messenger and groups (all parties etc. are still arranged on the platform) but I'll stick to Instagram or Snapchat if I ever want to post anything online (outside of NSC obv).

 

[symyjym]

It's a pretty well discussed notion that the decrease in young people using Facebook is about their parent's generation "killing it". https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/16/parents-killed-it-facebook-losing-teenage-users Personally, I stopped posting when my aunt started commenting on everything I did.

It'll survive in that, Facebook became bigger than just Facebook when they diversified their assets and now own Instagram, Whatsapp, Oculus VR. They are also starting roll out of a dating app this year to compete with Tinder.

It used to have a bit of everything, but now if I ever go on the app, it's my mum/aunt and her friends sharing 15 posts a day (a lot of which is obviously fake news) and nothing else. It is still great for messenger and groups (all parties etc. are still arranged on the platform) but I'll stick to Instagram or Snapchat if I ever want to post anything online (outside of NSC obv).

You could just unfriend your aunt? It might offend her but hey ho facebook is good for this too.

 

[Goring-by-Seagull]

I left Facebook around 7 years ago. Don't miss it in the slightest. I post the odd picture on instagram, and scroll through twitter for my "funnies" and to find out what's going on, but rarely actually tweet.

Like others have said I spent most of my time on here!

 

[Beanstalk]

You could just unfriend your aunt? It might offend her but hey ho facebook is good for this too.

It may have been better for me in the short term to do so, but long term this would've lead to a huge amount of grief in the family that ABSOLUTELY would not have been worth it!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

It may have been better for me in the short term to do so, but long term this would've lead to a huge amount of grief in the family that ABSOLUTELY would not have been worth it!

Stay friends, but you can unfollow (they don't know) so you don't see her posts.

 

[Beanstalk]

Stay friends, but you can unfollow (they don't know) so you don't see her posts.

Fully aware but the issue is family members and their friends invading my posts really. Had someone comment on my profile picture who I haven't seen since I was a toddler.

I'm sure I would also be told in person about any family Facebook posts... Going home, I'm always asked if I've seen (and then shown) what someone has posted on The Facebook. In reality, it is far easier and less painful to leave FB's main purposes behind for platforms new and only use it for direct contact (events/messenger etc.)

 

[LlcoolJ]

Fully aware but the issue is family members and their friends invading my posts really. Had someone comment on my profile picture who I haven't seen since I was a toddler.

I'm sure I would also be told in person about any family Facebook posts... Going home, I'm always asked if I've seen (and then shown) what someone has posted on The Facebook. In reality, it is far easier and less painful to leave FB's main purposes behind for platforms new and only use it for direct contact (events/messenger etc.)

Bloody hell. That sounds like a nightmare!

I've never been on Facebook. The Mrs has it to stay in touch with a few friends but doesn't post anything and hardly uses it.

Her cousin is obsessive with it and is one of those who constantly posts about how AMAZING her son is (in horribly cringeworthy ways) and how much she LOVES her life and everyone in it.

In reality (as [MENTION=35524]Knocky's Nose[/MENTION] said) her son is a decidedly average child who cried recently when he found out that Father Christmas wasn't real (he's 11), she hates her husband and his family with a vengeance and is constantly depressed and thinking about getting divorced. Of course, her friends and family (inc the family she hates / who hate her) all "LIKE" her posts and post equally cringe comments replying to them. It's pretty sick if you think about it too much.

I'm not sure why people want to project these fake versions of their life when their time would be better spent making their real life better.

I've lost touch with a few mates because they all started using Facebook to communicate instead of any other means, but I can live with that.

 

[Bry Nylon]

I'm not sure why people want to project these fake versions of their life when their time would be better spent making their real life better.

I was saying much the same thing to Prince Harry and Megs over dinner round their new place in Windsor only last week.

 

[Knocky's Nose]

I was saying much the same thing to Prince Harry and Megs over dinner round their new place in Windsor only last week.

Her Majesty was agreeing with me on that only yesterday.

 

[SwedishSonna]

Deactivated my account 6 months ago. Don't miss it. Only reason I've not deleted it yet is because I'll want to save any photos from it before I bin it entirely.

 

[FamilyGuy]

LinkedIn is fine, got many a contract off there, it isn't a social media network.

I agree, its been good for me too, but I retired almost a year ago and after 10 months of fending off unwanted Headhunters I've bitten the bullet and removed myself from LinkedIn.

 

[Muzzy]

New years eve spam did for me. I couldn't take anymore 'please pass this message on, including back to me' everyone being a weather forecaster (like I don't go out or have any windows in my house).

I've deleted Facebook and messenger from my phone but will keep the account alive on my laptop to keep in touch with family around the world when I choose to login.

My sister even played out in full, her marriage breakdown ffs!

I feel liberated at last!

 

[bluenitsuj]

Cannot see the problem with Facebook. If you follow bellends then you Will see all the crap they post. Not difficult to remove them. Remember...Facebook friends are not usually your real friends.
I cleared about 90% of the people I was 'friends' with as I had no interest in what they were doing so removed them. Tough shit if it upset them, get a life.
I only keep it now for keeping up to date with family in Asia and it's great for business if used correctly.