I have deactivated Facebook (Again!)

Tired of seeing my family have digs at each other on Social Media

Yesterday was it, had it with Facebook

They were complaining about people not being there for them - referring to the half of the family they stuck a wedge between

Well it goes both ways.

The only family I have now is my parents.

Step sister, aunts and cousins I have not seen since 20th January at my nans funeral

So much hate and bitterness

Don’t need to see that kinda thing or have negativity to worry about

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It has some benefits.

I just had an hour video call with my step daughter in America. Haven’t seen her for 2 decades but I like to keep in touch so it was good and there’s drama with her mother my ex Wife.

It isn’t a bad platform for keeping in touch with people. That is the thing. You need some people you like to contact otherwise it becomes problematic with the fishing and other stupid behaviors people do.

As with another post. Don’t sell yourself out early…yeah it doesn’t work for you now but get some friends. See how that goes and move from there…it’s not a bad platform for networking as some will attest.

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Never got on with FB. Only had it, when it was a requirement for the Quest 2. All my contacts were just dick waving, trying to out-prove how great they were. I found it pathetic lol.

Im sure it has a place for some people - but personally its not for me.

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I no longer have family on Facebook either. Trying to avoid as much drama as possible. We get enough of that here.

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I closed my Facebook a while ago. I hated the constant stream of ads. I also closed down my LinkedIn.

The only social media I’m currently on is this site and Whatsapp.

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Well there is so much hate within my extended family which made me mentally ill and I have strong distaste for Facebook or Twitter or any such glittering social media. Only official and emergency purpose I use WhatsApp and LinkedIn and this site is far different from regular social media.

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I had facebook for quite some time. At first it wasn’t bad but it got complicated after a while. I just used it for posting my art and music mostly. Now I don’t need it, I get by better with other forms of communication with my family. I shut down my instagram and all other sites I deleted or abandoned my account. I find I am much happier without it now but at the time I met a lot of cool people. Plus the app always slowed down my phones.

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I have only deactivated as I do use Facebook messenger for a couple of people

But if it wasn’t for that, I would have deleted it.

Stopped using WhatsApp about 6 months ago and I don’t miss that much

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I only really use these two also

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I like fb alot. I use to for my travel forums and I like looking at my past pictures I’ve posted on there. I also talk to my mother who live 200 miles away.

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When I deleted my Facebook I forgot to save my pictures. Lost most of them.

Most of my memories are in my head now.

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I only have Facebook because I read I need it to use my Meta Quest 2 or whatever it is but I haven’t used the Meta Quest yet.

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They took away the facebook requirement some months ago now. You can just sign up for a meta account in the app - without FB.

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This and a forum about my particular pet is the only form of social mediaI m on. I was on Facebook and all the negativity that I had on there was primarily from my own family. I’ve been off it at least five years now and it feels good! Heck,I don’t even have ebay anymore.

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I remember the olden days when family members complained and fought in person. Social media makes it so much easier to block and ignore those annoying family members. That’s progress! :grimacing:

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I want to sieve some ppl out my Facebook. Anxiety.

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I deleted Instagram

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I use messenger and stories a bit

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