Community Chat

[smoochy]

...its been coming for a while. I have been active on Facebook for many years. Lately its felt like a chore, a source of stress.The topics hit you in the face-news stories about horrible accidents, celebrity deaths (often my age, ugh), child and animal cruelty, politics. Not to mention that my friends and family are no longer very active on fɓ. My feed has dwindled down to acquaintances and groups that I had been following with only tepid interest.

I sometimes see photo dumps, 50+ pics from a few acquaintances' travels, music convention, grandkids activities or whatever. Sorry not sorry, I dont look at them, I don't think you are nearly as interesting or important as you do. 😉😂

[beckyb1012]

I signed up way back in like 2005 or so, not really understanding what FB was.  When I got a request from some man in Dallas two hours from me who knew some people I knew I thought this mess is not for me.  Closed the account. 

[haddon9]

I look at FB maybe twice a year.  It's nice to see some old friends or friends of friends still alive & doing well.  That's about it for me.

[kaydee50]

Never have joined/never will join.  See no reason to do so.

[smoochy]

people tell me they have enjoyed the humorous content that I post-much of it about my pets antics. That's not enough to keep me interested in staying. 

I will maintain my little free library page however. SwanTown Books

[wagirl]

I never understood that whole thing of chronicling your whole freaking life, good, bad and ugly, on a social media site----that stuff stays there FOREVER and god only knows what will be done with it--despite the so called safeguards. No thank you

[ChillyTulip]

No one cares. 

YOU are not as important either. No one needs an announcement. Close your account and leave. 

[Blitzens]

I dumped all social media pages a few years ago.  To be honest, I only did FB.  But when they started saying someone else was trying to log into my account and when I checked the account history, it was only me ever doing it - I figured their bots were messed up.  Then when they wouyldn't send me the secutiry codes to get back into my account - I gave up.  Wasn't worth it.  Haven't regretted it since. Best thing I ever did was to get off FB.  By that time I had already almost deleted almost 17 years of my activity from their site.  That was a nightmare to do but I had already decided in the new year a few years back not to be on there; so it made it easier to leave knowing my activity was almost empty. I don't miss it one bit.

[spumoni99]

I still enjoy the Big Bear Eagles, Sheldrick Wildlife trust elephants, Fairbull farms kitty rescue and more.

I stay in touch with my a la matre, my retired friends from work and more.

I never see the things you mention, fb gives you what it thinks your interested in.

[Kachina624]

I go to Facebook several times a day.  I get a big kick out of discussing politics with others of like interests.

I've got a young woman who breeds and shows horses that I follow.  There are turquoise sites where I learn a lot and enjoy the discussion.  Same for bromeliad sites as I used to have a couple hundred of them and still enjoy looking at and discussing them.  And then there are the dogs...

I rarely If ever communicate with friends or relatives on Facebook and never post anything personal.