Community Chat

[smoochy]

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@monicakm wrote:

@Faceplacegirl 

From the sounds of it (I don't do FB so I'm just going by what my husband tells me) EVERYONE'S lives are wonderful and full of excitement and adventures on FB.

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but then you have the ppl who complain dramatically about their terrible lives, they are always victims, blah blah  every dam day

[LindaSal]

I never joined FB.  My two siblings did at the very beginning, my sister no longer has her account.  She says the same as others have mentioned.  Too much glorifying your own life making others think their life is boring.  Lot's of fabricated BS according to her.  My brother is still on as he runs a small business network so I guess it works for him.  It is interesting though many of my friends tell me they are no longer on either.  I think it's had it's run maybe........don't know, don't care.   I never had any desire to connect with supposed "friends" I left behind in high school for a reason, LOL! 

[smoochy]

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@FlyersGirl wrote:

I am on Facebook, but the groups I belong to or follow are all sports related, local groups, Jersey shore locations, animal welfare, and holiday themed groups. Every once in awhile someone goes crazy about a local issue (parking, traffic etc), but nothing outrageous or political. I guess am lucky that my groups have good mods and/or people who are respectful. 

im a sports fanatic. Let me get on your hockey group and talk about the Lightning. Let's rumble!! But seriously that stuff is fun

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[Susan345]

I have not read all of this thread.  But my comment to anyone using face book is to google facebook purity.  It gives you the option to filter out subjects, people and ads that you do not want to see.

Unfortunately the facebook owners hate it and try their best to defeat it.  But usually the purity folks find a way around each attack.

I've been using it for years and highly recoment it.

[blinksmom]

@smoochy 

I had facebook years ago and left for many of the reasons posted here. I have no social media accounts except for qvc. 

[smoochy]

@Kachina624   agree with your post. Was reading your comments going yep yep oh yeah definitely that 😉
Many times I've set myself up for a fall by replying to some idiot on a topic that I thought was benign. It's even happened on sports articles or college conference pages. Jeez o Pete. Ppl can get real ugly with that. 
Everyones remarks here have been interesting, enlightening. I feel like as a grown @ss adult, I am capable of taking control of my social media involvement and not be victimized by it. Thanks for suggestions and insights everybody. 

[Icegoddess]

A friend signed me up, but I now enjoy it. Mostly for me it's about the special interest groups which can be quite helpful.  I don't post that much in my feed anymore.  Occasionally a picture or some funny.  I'll ocassionally share a news article I find interesting.  

I guess since I don't Like or comment on many of my Friends' posts, I no longer see most of them unless, for some reason, I go to their page.  That may be the reason I'm not seeing so many political posts this year.  Or maybe I've just stopped following the ones that I found the most annoying.  But, there is, or used to be, an option to just Snooze someone for 30 days which is what I would use at this point if they started showing up in my feed. 

I have Unfollowed several people and also have my settings so they don't see my posts either.  I have them grouped in different audiences and can change my audience any time I post by just clicking on that little globe or whatever audience is showing, but mostly it just stays on the Friends except...... Audience.

@Susan345 I use Social Fixer.  Same thing about Facebook always trying to break them.  They do have a User Support page in case you're having issues or to report when those pesky ads show up.  They've had a really hard time with the Sponsored posts.  And now I'm getting posts that are like the Sponsored posts but don't have Sponsored Post shown.  I assume that's part of Facebook trying to defeat these programs.  

They also have a page for their User Support Members to discuss any other computer-type problems not specific to Social Fixer whether it be a Facebook issue, computer issue, browser issue, etc.

[Effie54]

I refuse to watch our news as well. It's a toxic environment, which I can do without. 

[Still Raining]

We could benefit with a screen time limit for adults.  Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, news shows and TV are not a good steady diet.  Too many rabbit holes.

[deeva]

I don't use Facebook, never understood the obssession with it.