Facebook, You Needy Sonofabitch
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Facebook, You Needy Sonofabitch
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Re: Facebook, You Needy Sonofabitch
#2The best thing I ever did was delete the Facebook app from my phone. I had already disabled all the notifications, but that didn't change things like deleting the app. Not being able to get to Facebook wherever you are. As silly as it sounds it was liberating. I still access Facebook from my laptop - but now that it's off of my phone, I'm accessing Facebook less and less frequently and I'm find I'm happier as a result.
Less Facebook == more happy. It's the best advice I can give.
Re: Facebook, You Needy Sonofabitch
#3The best thing I ever did was delete the Facebook app from my phone. I had already disabled all the notifications, but that didn't change things like deleting the app. Not being able to get to Facebook wherever you are. As silly as it sounds it was liberating. I still access Facebook from my laptop - but now that it's off of my phone, I'm accessing Facebook less and less frequently and I'm find I'm happier as a resul…
Add this for your desktop and you're set: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/news-feed-eradicat...
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#4Another notification type not mentioned in the article is "you last updated your profile X weeks ago."
This one is worse because it also uses the iOS/OSX notifications system for maximum passive aggressiveness: https://twitter.com/minimaxir/status/887740777031278592
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#5Why is not capitalizing titles becoming popular :(
Re: Facebook, You Needy Sonofabitch
#6The best thing I ever did was delete the Facebook app from my phone. I had already disabled all the notifications, but that didn't change things like deleting the app. Not being able to get to Facebook wherever you are. As silly as it sounds it was liberating. I still access Facebook from my laptop - but now that it's off of my phone, I'm accessing Facebook less and less frequently and I'm find I'm happier as a resul…
Same thing a few days ago. Same happy feeling.
Re: Facebook, You Needy Sonofabitch
#7The best thing I ever did was delete the Facebook app from my phone. I had already disabled all the notifications, but that didn't change things like deleting the app. Not being able to get to Facebook wherever you are. As silly as it sounds it was liberating. I still access Facebook from my laptop - but now that it's off of my phone, I'm accessing Facebook less and less frequently and I'm find I'm happier as a resul…
The best principled stand I have ever taken was not installing it in the first place...
Re: Facebook, You Needy Sonofabitch
#8The best thing I ever did was delete the Facebook app from my phone. I had already disabled all the notifications, but that didn't change things like deleting the app. Not being able to get to Facebook wherever you are. As silly as it sounds it was liberating. I still access Facebook from my laptop - but now that it's off of my phone, I'm accessing Facebook less and less frequently and I'm find I'm happier as a resul…
> Less Facebook == more happy
Nice! You're almost to nirvana. ;)
Very liberating indeed.
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#9Something i've noticed recently is that my feed is flooded with the "x has become friends with y" type of notifications. I literally see 5-10 of them in a row, they make for a very monotonous feed experience. I think its supposed to be a nudge for me to add co-workers and acquaintances to facebook.
Re: Facebook, You Needy Sonofabitch
#10They also ensure there's ALWAYS at least one notification when you sign in. Even if nothing of importance happened, they find _something_ to notify you about just so you can see the red notification count every time.
I deactivated my account yesterday and look forward to a FB-free life.