Facebook's appeal is a bit like reality television. The horror of the timeline and voyeuristic nature of peering into the intimacies of other people's lives, so

Facebook's appeal is a bit like reality television. The horror of the timeline and voyeuristic nature of peering into the intimacies of other people's lives, some of whom you barely know, seems to have appeal for many. The same way watching some C-grade celebrity eat insects on a remote island appeals to many. I haven't logged into Facebook now for months, and have no compelling reason to do so. Like you, everyone I wish to keep in contact with I have other means to do so, via a good old fashioned telephone call, email or some messaging application (Telegram and to a lesser extent WhatsApp). I can see a time in the future where I do log into Facebook just to obtain the contact details of someone, but that is the extent of it. The social aspects of Facebook are just another time sink, eating precious minutes which could be better spent on other things (like HN!). The only way in which my lack of Facebook use has had a negative impact on my life is that a local sports club solely uses a private Facebook group to organise things like training, match transport and events. I just ended up drifting away from the club and don't have much involvement anymore. This is a bit of a shame, and I'm sure I would be more motivated to stay involved if information was distributed via email or published directly on their website.