• All my friends are already there (and many of them are thousands of miles away from me) so it’s a convenient way to stay in touch or just get a passive awaren

• All my friends are already there (and many of them are thousands of miles away from me) so it’s a convenient way to stay in touch or just get a passive awareness of what they’re up to. Other services don’t fill that same niche for me. • It’s an easy way to organise events and participate in small online social groups for common interests or memes or whatever. (It’s a partial replacement for forums and newsletters.) • My newsfeed is now mainly stuff that’s interesting & relevant to me—hell, even the ads sometimes—because I’m proactive about unfollowing people who post stuff I don’t care about, hiding uninteresting content, and reporting spam. • Even though I was an active user before, I worked there, and after having met many of the the people running the show, I generally trust that they’re technically competent and care about making something useful & good for people.