I've also deactivated FB and Instagram about 2 weeks ago. I kept telling myself I was in control, but the truth is that I wasn't, somehow my brain was craving that infinite scrolling of pure trash. I feel like I've regained control over my life and I am much more productive now. As if they had managed to get me hooked and sell days of my life away for a few cents here and there. I blame myself
Deleting Facebook permanently
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#42I’ve become throughly convinced that the only way to dethrone Facebook is by creating the Next Big Thing and being crazy (and well-funded) enough to reject any acquisitions on the way up. “Delete your Facebook” social movements are doomed from the start. Social trends seem to come in waves, and people get bored quickly. I wouldn’t be surprised if the world tires of today’s brand of social media in a decade or two. Th…
Because fb was all of those things? If people were more honest with themselves about what fb does for them and a healthy alternative like WhatsApp comes out that appeals to Americans, we'll be on our way. The Next Big Thing is never planned, it just happens.
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#43After losing control of my Yahoo email after trying to delete it, I have learned that it’s not smart to give up control of something that has your identity. I never use facebook, but I will never delete it. I don’t trust facebook.
You are tacitly voting that Facebook should be viewed as an arbiter of identity by taking this point of view.
When society views Facebook as part of your identity you're forced to also keep it. It's not always possible for individuals to reject it.
You end up with this self-feeding cycle of people keeping facebook around because they have to. Eventually what ends up happening is an alternative comes along and people essentially forget about the platform that it just shuts down and collapses on itself. We're slowly inching towards that final outcome.
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#44I’ve become throughly convinced that the only way to dethrone Facebook is by creating the Next Big Thing and being crazy (and well-funded) enough to reject any acquisitions on the way up. “Delete your Facebook” social movements are doomed from the start. Social trends seem to come in waves, and people get bored quickly. I wouldn’t be surprised if the world tires of today’s brand of social media in a decade or two. Th…
People want crazy profits for their crazy funding. I think a more viable solution is legislation to force data to be open. It’s a complex thing to do however.
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#45I am 28 and none of my peers is using FB anymore. I have some older friends that do their yearly christmas party invite on FB and some people who chat with me on FB messenger. There primarily are ads, spam, people posting commercial content and people congratulating each other for their birthdays. Is facebook this dead for anyone else?
I’m 2 years older than you, and I’d say in my friends group, Facebook is still moderately active, with the more social people posting daily still. But it’s also active for my (very large) family, with a lot of my aunts and uncles being on the platform and engaged.
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#46The best thing I ever did on Facebook was unfollow everyone, it allows me to keep in touch at my leisure, without that dopamine hit from refreshing the feed and seeing nonsense.
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#47I am 28 and none of my peers is using FB anymore. I have some older friends that do their yearly christmas party invite on FB and some people who chat with me on FB messenger. There primarily are ads, spam, people posting commercial content and people congratulating each other for their birthdays. Is facebook this dead for anyone else?
What are you all using instead?
Snapchat is what my extended family uses to communicate with each other and send fun stuff.
Whatsapp for group communication with friends overseas.
Both of these apps don't have the BS that comes with Facebook.
If you still want to get your fix, TikTok is better platform for getting a mix of interesting content from normal people.
Aside from using Facebook messenger to chat, I don't see a good purpose for Facebook any more, maybe the groups are useful for people?
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#48I've gained too much from different Facebook groups (when living abroad for example) and get too much value from important social connections (seeing friend's photos of their kids, for example, or chatting with my one uncle who only uses Messenger) to just ditch Facebook. I don't "use" it very much, but deleting it all together would have a big negative impact on me and I fail to see I what way I would gain.
Anyone who would only delete Facebook for personal gain fits right in with the Facebook ethos, and therefore should not delete Facebook.
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#49I am 28 and none of my peers is using FB anymore. I have some older friends that do their yearly christmas party invite on FB and some people who chat with me on FB messenger. There primarily are ads, spam, people posting commercial content and people congratulating each other for their birthdays. Is facebook this dead for anyone else?
But aren't all those youngsters using instagram (which is relatively more 'intellectually demeaning' IMO, and still owned by Facebook)?
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#50I am 28 and none of my peers is using FB anymore. I have some older friends that do their yearly christmas party invite on FB and some people who chat with me on FB messenger. There primarily are ads, spam, people posting commercial content and people congratulating each other for their birthdays. Is facebook this dead for anyone else?
What are you all using instead?
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