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I just realized that because Facebook makes "unfriending" so public most people never do that, which leads to an ever-growing circle of friends. You can hide pe
by DenisM 17y ago
I just realized that because Facebook makes "unfriending" so public most people never do that, which leads to an ever-growing circle of friends. You can hide people, but you can't hide yourself form them without them knowing it. The only way to politely terminate unwanted relationships is to quit using facebook and move on to something where you have more control, or at least something fresh.
- tocomment 17y agoI didn't think unfriending was public. Is that a new thing? I've done it before and never noticed any public announcements.
- iaskwhy 17y agoIt's not public in that way, i.e., people don't get notified you "unfriended" someone but you can show up in the "unfriended" person sugestions when you "unfriend" that person. If that person is also friend with some of your friends then it's almost sure you'll show up on the sugestions box thus making it public. My workaround: I have a list named "Not really friends" with people I can't afford to delete (think big company employees for example).
- DenisM 17y agoOh I had no idea! It turns out they have a black-list: you can create a group and then hide any post you make form that group! This is so awesome. I take back what I said above.
- krakensden 17y agoIf you block them, you don't show up in the suggestions, and they will never see any news about you or your posts in mutual friends feeds. It is, of course, a little conspicuous because they will never see you tagged in a picture.