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Re: Get your loved ones off Facebook

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Post by radarsat1 »

shurcooL wrote: post #26

For me, these are the biggest concerns that motivate me to consider deleting my account (which I don't use actively, only occasionally): - Facebooks creates false endorsements for products from you to your friends without revealing this to you. - Facebook filters out your posts based on whether or not people will use Facebook more if they don’t see it. I don't mind/can put up with the rest, but those two things reall…

> Facebooks creates false endorsements for products from you to your friends without revealing this to you.

Not sure anything guarantees they'll stop doing this after you delete your account.. They knew your name before you created it, and they'll know it after you close it.

Re: Get your loved ones off Facebook

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Post by jf »

stdclass wrote: post #28
exhilaration wrote: post #18

I have a question regarding this: "tracking everything you read on the internet" I recently disabled third party cookies in Chrome and it's had no negative effect. Can someone tell me if this will block the Facebook code that's embedded in nearly every web page from reading my Facebook cookie and identifying me?

No it only blocks cookies, but not the javascript code from facebook that gets loaded on the pages you visit. If you want to get rid of that, install a browser plugin like Ghostery (0). 0: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ghostery/mlomiejdf...

I also use a hosts file block to avoid tracking: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

Re: Get your loved ones off Facebook

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Post by Theodores »

stevecalifornia wrote: post #8

"Addiction: (noun) Addiction is a brain disorder characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences." I would get my family off of Facebook because they cannot stop using it even though it makes them feel bad after being on it. That's reason enough for me.

I feel like I have been lucky to have not been peer pressured into Facebook because of the brain chemistry aspect. I also avoided class A drugs which have had a similar availablity level - there if you insist, seemingly in general circulation.

Obviously a heroin addiction would not be what you want in life, I am thinking that constant checking in to Facebook is in a similar league of must avoid.

Re: Get your loved ones off Facebook

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Post by [deleted] »

exhilaration wrote: post #18

I have a question regarding this: "tracking everything you read on the internet" I recently disabled third party cookies in Chrome and it's had no negative effect. Can someone tell me if this will block the Facebook code that's embedded in nearly every web page from reading my Facebook cookie and identifying me?

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Re: Get your loved ones off Facebook

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Post by shurcooL »

radarsat1 wrote: post #31
shurcooL wrote: post #26

For me, these are the biggest concerns that motivate me to consider deleting my account (which I don't use actively, only occasionally): - Facebooks creates false endorsements for products from you to your friends without revealing this to you. - Facebook filters out your posts based on whether or not people will use Facebook more if they don’t see it. I don't mind/can put up with the rest, but those two things reall…

> Facebooks creates false endorsements for products from you to your friends without revealing this to you. Not sure anything guarantees they'll stop doing this after you delete your account.. They knew your name before you created it, and they'll know it after you close it.

That's a good point, which further motivates the desire not to have an account or do anything to support the product.

While there are no guarantees, it still helps a little, since your endorsements are less likely to appear as genuine to those who know you're not on Facebook.

Re: Get your loved ones off Facebook

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Post by natoliniak »

jtraffic wrote: post #10
sergiotapia wrote: post #7

Delete timeline for me: - Delete account - 1st week, open facebook tab close facebook tab. - 2nd week, visit facebook once a day by accident don't login - 3rd week, visit facebook once a week, don't login - 4th week, stop visiting altogether It's been about 6 months now without an account and my wife and I are really happy about no longer have it. Try it!

It's been since 2009 since I deleted my Facebook account, and my timeline was roughly like yours for weeks 1-4. Then: - 2nd year, wonder if I should get back on to 'stay in touch.' - 3rd-5th year, never think about it - 6th year, wonder if I should get on Facebook so my family can see pictures of my kids. But, my wife does Instagram. - 8th year, smug comment on HN to show how long I've been off Facebook :).

> wonder if I should get on Facebook so my family can see pictures of my kids

I had a realization: those who really want to see photos of my kids will simply ask me for them so i never posted their photos (pull not push)...so far, about four people have asked which made me very happy that someone is really interested in seeing them and also that my kids didn't become a source of nuisance for many others.

Re: Get your loved ones off Facebook

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Post by Xoros »

stdclass wrote: post #28
exhilaration wrote: post #18

I have a question regarding this: "tracking everything you read on the internet" I recently disabled third party cookies in Chrome and it's had no negative effect. Can someone tell me if this will block the Facebook code that's embedded in nearly every web page from reading my Facebook cookie and identifying me?

No it only blocks cookies, but not the javascript code from facebook that gets loaded on the pages you visit. If you want to get rid of that, install a browser plugin like Ghostery (0). 0: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ghostery/mlomiejdf...

Or privacy badger, from the EFF (0)

0:https://www.eff.org/privacybadger

Re: Get your loved ones off Facebook

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Post by sevensor »

I never got into Facebook. I made an account about ten years back, and I used to check it every year. But lately I can't be bothered. I agree with the article that it doesn't seem to make people happy. Mostly it seems to make them sad and angry.

Re: Get your loved ones off Facebook

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Post by NickSharp »

ciocan42 wrote: post #15

Back in 2013, I decided to delete my account because was spending more than 8 hours per day on it (mostly on groups and managing pages for fun). Back then there was no option to remove it - the only option was to convert it to a page with the mention that all your friends will become page likes. Then you will lose all your content posted (statuses, pictures, messages, etc). It was written red on white as a warning pr…

This browser extension changed my life for the better:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/kill-fb-feed/

I like Facebook, it serves a lot of good roles in my life (including my job) so I can't just quit and/or block Facebook. But I was spending pointless hours a day reading my news feed, disgusted with my own lack of productivity.

This extension kills the home page feed, but nothing else.

I still have access to messages, profiles, events, invites, etc. I can still find everything I search for if I seek it out, only difference is it's not drip-fed into my eyeballs with an endless scroll.

My productivity (and happiness) immediately took a step up.

Re: Get your loved ones off Facebook

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Post by unabst »

swsieber wrote: post #5

Golden quote: Don’t confuse privacy with secrecy. I know what you do in the bathroom, but you still close the door. That’s because you want privacy, not secrecy. (From I have nothing to hide. Why should I care about my privacy? : https://medium.com/@FabioAEsteves/i-have-nothing-to-hide-why... )

This. The military has secrets, but should have no privacy. Same with the government. Privacy is the opposite of transparency. We can have secrets while we know exactly what we are keeping secret, such as Private Keys and passwords. Secrets do not hinder transparency.
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