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Deleting your FB account actually is a lot easier than most people imagine. Instead of spending my idle time [1] on stupid online arguments, I can do all sorts

Deleting your FB account actually is a lot easier than most people imagine. Instead of spending my idle time [1] on stupid online arguments, I can do all sorts of fun and productive stuff. Migrating away from GMail or Google search? Now that's something I don't think I can pull off. I tried switching to DDG several times and I could never stick with it. It's the Linux desktop of search engines. [1]: https://xkcd.com/303/ https://xkcd.com/303/

freehunter 10y ago
See I'm the exact opposite. Outlook.com and DuckDuckGo are working just fine for me, but when my friends are having a get-together, it's an event on Facebook. When my sister takes pictures of my niece, they're on Facebook.
anigbrowl 10y ago
That's how you use FB. I avoid arguments there (though inevitably I get into one once in a while) but it's a hugely important social outlet for me. I've got a lot of wholly virtual relationships that go back years, and trying to organize them into other channels would be a major headache. I know quite a few of my other friends on other platforms/forums, but the very generality of FB (vs the extreme siloing of most websites) is an asset despite its many flaws.
eip 10y ago
> Deleting your FB account actually is a lot easier than most people imagine. What about deleting the always listening FB spyware craplet that comes pre-installed on your non-rootable phone? How easy is that?
- beefield 10y ago
  Everything is relative, but to me, throwing that phone to thrash bin and buying a rootable/non-fb-craplet-pre-installed phone instead does not sound overtly complicated.
Karunamon 10y ago
I instituted a personal policy a long while back of never friending someone on Facebook that I don't know more than casually in real life. That means my friends list is limited to actual, real friends (and coworkers), and there's a distinct lack of stupid online arguments. ..that's what Reddit and Hacker News are for :)
Kiro 10y ago
That's a strange generalization of how Facebook is used. Personally, I never get into arguments on there and seldom see any of my friends do.

freehunter 10y ago

See I'm the exact opposite. Outlook.com and DuckDuckGo are working just fine for me, but when my friends are having a get-together, it's an event on Facebook. When my sister takes pictures of my niece, they're on Facebook.

anigbrowl 10y ago

That's how you use FB. I avoid arguments there (though inevitably I get into one once in a while) but it's a hugely important social outlet for me. I've got a lot of wholly virtual relationships that go back years, and trying to organize them into other channels would be a major headache. I know quite a few of my other friends on other platforms/forums, but the very generality of FB (vs the extreme siloing of most websites) is an asset despite its many flaws.

eip 10y ago

> Deleting your FB account actually is a lot easier than most people imagine. What about deleting the always listening FB spyware craplet that comes pre-installed on your non-rootable phone? How easy is that?

beefield 10y ago
Everything is relative, but to me, throwing that phone to thrash bin and buying a rootable/non-fb-craplet-pre-installed phone instead does not sound overtly complicated.

Karunamon 10y ago

I instituted a personal policy a long while back of never friending someone on Facebook that I don't know more than casually in real life. That means my friends list is limited to actual, real friends (and coworkers), and there's a distinct lack of stupid online arguments. ..that's what Reddit and Hacker News are for :)

Kiro 10y ago

That's a strange generalization of how Facebook is used. Personally, I never get into arguments on there and seldom see any of my friends do.