Do you regret deleting FB or IG or any social media?

I've never had a social media account unless Reddit and HN count, and I don't ever regret not joining.

I didn't delete FB and never had an IG. But I don't use FB any longer. I miss it not at all. I jump back on if I'm looking for someone, but that's it. I can still use FB once in a blue moon to find someone, but often enough I can reach them on LinkedIn as well. The whole platform seems to be a mass of people trying to attract attention / likes, spam, and a pit of political stupidity.

I can find enough stupidity at the local pub, thank you very much!

If you want to cut down, consider occasionally pruning your FB friend list and feed. I kept their email address or phone number where possible.

After a few years, I'm left with just my elderly relatives on Facebook Portal (a great device that they can use) and ~5 friends that I actually care about but can't persuade to use Signal.

I haven't had a FB account for over a decade and am loving it. I don't have any social presence online, except I do have a Twitter account that is used twice a year.

If this is what you want to do, truly, being honest with yourself; remember you'll need to fill the hole with something, so it's a change that comes from within.

Don't just delete it and change nothing else in your life. There are long learned habits you'll need to break. Time will need to be filled. It's like quitting cigarettes. Hard if you sit there and think about how agonizing it is, or if you're out using your lungs, finding other ways to deliver pleasure to your brain, you don't think about it (as much). Watch people around you. Do you want to become like that? Kinked neck, staring at your phone in every social setting, making sure you've got the most perfect picture to share.. stop retaking photos and just enjoy the damn view..

Switching from Chrome to Brave was one of the easiest things I've done.