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I'm not sure where I read this suggestion, but a couple of months ago I unfollowed everyone on FB. Now my newsfeed is basically empty - and my Facebook experie

I'm not sure where I read this suggestion, but a couple of months ago I unfollowed everyone on FB. Now my newsfeed is basically empty - and my Facebook experience is much improved. I highly recommend it.

soneca 9y ago
Interesting idea!
trevyn 9y ago
What is your Facebook experience now? Just Messenger?
- jpttsn 9y ago
  I did the same thing. Still have Messenger, but without push notifications. It works beautifully. The immediate FOMO fades quickly. Nothing of value is lost. Real friends and important info finds a way to get through.
  - martalist 9y ago
    > Nothing of value is lost. Real friends and important info finds a way to get through. I've also found this to be true.
- tnecniv 9y ago
  This is my Facebook experience. I didn't unfollow everyone like the grandparent, but I have no desire to go to the main sight. I, however, use messenger constantly (via messenger.com) because it's a unified service that all my friends are on. I've been pretty satisfied with it, but Facebook keeps adding more and more features that I have no interest in and clutter the UI.
- msutherl 9y ago
  Just Messenger, Events when I'm invited to them, occasionally being tagged in a post, and a couple of groups.
rublev 9y ago
I did that before as well. Then Facebook re-followed most of my list. I then manually unfollowed them again, and slowly every day posts pop up and people get re-followed. Fuck Facebook.
- julioneander 9y ago
  I also noticed that behavior with my account. I would unfollow all my friends, so my news feed was only posts of the pages I liked. After a couple of days, posts of my friends would start creeping up again in the news feed. That was when I decided to deactivate my account, and it's been the best thing so far. The account deactivation form is scary, Facebook practically begs for you to stay. I don't miss it at all.
wutbrodo 9y ago
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/news-feed-eradicator-for/fjcldmjmjhkklehbacihaiopjklihlgg?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/news-feed-eradicat... This works pretty well for me (though only on desktop, unfortunately).
- mpwoz 9y ago
  Second this, it gets rid of the most toxic/addictive part of facebook (the feed) and leaves all the good stuff. Great extension!
joshjje 9y ago
I just rarely use it. I somewhat maintain it a couple times a year, maybe go on once a month or every other month to clear out messages and maybe poke around a few friends profiles. Dont think ive ever posted a status or post or anything. But im just a little anti-social by nature so guess thats why :D.
aethos 9y ago
Facebook Newsfeed Eradicator performs a similar function, but with inspirational quotes!
trhaynes 9y ago
I did the same and came to the comments section to recommend as well.
msutherl 9y ago
I did this a few years ago and haven't looked back. I had the issue where I was suddenly following everyone again on one occasion (years ago), but since I've unfollowed everyone again, I haven't had any issues.

soneca 9y ago

Interesting idea!

trevyn 9y ago

What is your Facebook experience now? Just Messenger?

jpttsn 9y ago
I did the same thing. Still have Messenger, but without push notifications. It works beautifully. The immediate FOMO fades quickly. Nothing of value is lost. Real friends and important info finds a way to get through.
- martalist 9y ago
  > Nothing of value is lost. Real friends and important info finds a way to get through. I've also found this to be true.
tnecniv 9y ago
This is my Facebook experience. I didn't unfollow everyone like the grandparent, but I have no desire to go to the main sight. I, however, use messenger constantly (via messenger.com) because it's a unified service that all my friends are on. I've been pretty satisfied with it, but Facebook keeps adding more and more features that I have no interest in and clutter the UI.
msutherl 9y ago
Just Messenger, Events when I'm invited to them, occasionally being tagged in a post, and a couple of groups.

rublev 9y ago

I did that before as well. Then Facebook re-followed most of my list. I then manually unfollowed them again, and slowly every day posts pop up and people get re-followed. Fuck Facebook.

julioneander 9y ago
I also noticed that behavior with my account. I would unfollow all my friends, so my news feed was only posts of the pages I liked. After a couple of days, posts of my friends would start creeping up again in the news feed. That was when I decided to deactivate my account, and it's been the best thing so far. The account deactivation form is scary, Facebook practically begs for you to stay. I don't miss it at all.

wutbrodo 9y ago

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/news-feed-eradicator-for/fjcldmjmjhkklehbacihaiopjklihlgg?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/news-feed-eradicat... This works pretty well for me (though only on desktop, unfortunately).

mpwoz 9y ago
Second this, it gets rid of the most toxic/addictive part of facebook (the feed) and leaves all the good stuff. Great extension!

joshjje 9y ago

I just rarely use it. I somewhat maintain it a couple times a year, maybe go on once a month or every other month to clear out messages and maybe poke around a few friends profiles. Dont think ive ever posted a status or post or anything. But im just a little anti-social by nature so guess thats why :D.

aethos 9y ago

Facebook Newsfeed Eradicator performs a similar function, but with inspirational quotes!

trhaynes 9y ago

I did the same and came to the comments section to recommend as well.

msutherl 9y ago

I did this a few years ago and haven't looked back. I had the issue where I was suddenly following everyone again on one occasion (years ago), but since I've unfollowed everyone again, I haven't had any issues.