I feel liberated: just permanently deleted my facebook account

[NewtonMP2100]

....you might have to FACE the consequence.....maybe not today....maybe not tomorrow.....but soon and for the rest of your life........

[Dennis S]

I have found that even with email, contact with a person is different on the internet than with real life. That is, I can have several conversations with Bob online, but when I see him in person, it's like a different person - Real Bob instead of E-Bob. Often, the things we've talked about online don't come up in person. So, it's like the internet life is not real life.

[$tevie]

Robert M wrote:
$tevie,

I hope you're not including me as one of the people who doesn't know how to use Facebook. My reason for disliking it has nothing to do with whether or not I know how to use it. I know how to use Facebook. I dislike Facebook because of the problem I described in my post and how it handled the situation.

Robert

I wasn't. But in fact I have zero information about myself on FB aside from the day (not year) I was born and my name. All the rest of the info is jokes and lies. I also have my controls set up so that I am untraceable unless you are a friend of a friend or work where I do.

[$tevie]

Marc Anthony wrote: It really isn't that hard for a company to create a coupon, set up a giveaway on a website, or send an email blast. Why involve facebook at all? I don't care to follow any business or actively promote one to my friends.

Yeah, but it's far easier and incredibly faster to spend twenty seconds writing a FB blurb.

Also, you have no idea what kind of pressure is put on people by the Powers That Be to have a Facebook presence. It may not be forever, but right now if you tell your boss No Facebook (s)he is not going to be happy with you.

[davester]

Dennis S wrote: So, it's like the internet life is not real life. Therefore, I think my time should be spent elsewhere.

The obvious question is what the heck are you doing here then?

[DavidS]

I finally set up a fb account last month after several years of avoiding it. As stated above, there are so many merchants and businesses now that do not update their website; you have to "like" them on fb to get new info. fb is becoming an expected tool to use, similar to the web in the late 90s.

It's been interesting to see the friend requests I've received. Most are people I haven't seen in 20+ years, some of whom actually live close by. I've received requests from people I was never friends with in high school, but they are friends of friends, so my name popped up on their account. I have not accepted every friend request I've received, and I've sent out only a couple.

[Dennis S]

davester wrote:
[quote=Dennis S]So, it's like the internet life is not real life. Therefore, I think my time should be spent elsewhere.

The obvious question is what the heck are you doing here then?
Uuuuugh...

[Greg]

MacDoxy wrote:
Oh and many many times ( like everyday) i have wished this forum had a "like" button for comments posted on this forum. Just to agree or say you liked someones post you have to make a whole post and quote the person.

[Uncle Wig]

$tevie wrote:
[quote=MacDoxy]
Oh and many many times ( like everyday) i have wished this forum had a "like" button for comments posted on this forum. Just to agree or say you liked someones post you have to make a whole post and quote the person.

I agree. It is nice to have a way to signal agreement that doesn't take up inches of space on the page. :agree:

We kinda already have that.

[Uncle Wig]

$tevie wrote:
My family makes good use of Facebook. I am talking with cousins with whom I haven't spoken in years. When your family is spread out across the entire country and beyond, FB is a great way to share photos and anecdotes with no fuss, no muss. I wish they'd stop screwing around with it because I really like it.

:agree:

I still use FB, although I like it less than I used to. Partly due to the recent changes in the interface, and partly just the natural evolution of it (especially the proliferation of links to captioned photos etc.). The novelty has completely worn off. I just deleted about 25 people from my friends list and that helped reduce the clutter. I block people who make too many political posts (even if I'm on their side); that's not what I use FB for. Business either: if you're main thing is promoting your stuff on Etsy, you're gone. I want to know what my friends and family are doing, and FB is still good for that.

lazydays wrote:
The only GOOD thing about Facebook is the ability to like a business and follow what they are doing.

That's crazy-talk! Seriously.

The bad part of FB for me: Email killed letter-writing, and Facebook is killing email. So my friends wbo are not on FB have tended to be neglected, but I am taking steps to reverse that.