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I went to a hackathon a few years ago. At the end of the hackathon, my team member (about 10+ years older than me, I am in my early 30s) asked to contact her on

by Lich 9y ago

I went to a hackathon a few years ago. At the end of the hackathon, my team member (about 10+ years older than me, I am in my early 30s) asked to contact her on Facebook. I told her I didn't have one, because I didn't. Not even an account that I didn't log-in to. She gave me a weird look, then frowned, as if I was shunning her. My other team member looked shocked as well. I thought it was weird that if you don't have a Facebook account you're kind of looked at weird now.

dogruck 9y ago
I’ve also never opened a FB account. I also used to receive those surprised reactions. For whatever reason, nobody ever reacts that way anymore. To me, that’s one strong indicator that FB doesn’t actually matter.
- tspike 9y ago
  There was a marked shift at the beginning of this year. I think everyone got political fatigue and Facebook was a channel for exacerbating the overexposure.
  - jf 9y ago
    For me, I'd been wanting to leave for a while, political fatigue was "the straw the broke the camel's back".
karllager 9y ago
Met a guy in his twenties recently. He wanted to share something with me on FB. Told him I had no account. He replied politely: Oh, yes. I believe the many people in tech do not have one. He was a smart guy.
Vinnl 9y ago
Ha, try WhatsApp. I see more and more people cancelling their Facebook accounts (mostly because they feel like it's become too much of a time-waster), but WhatsApp is the normal way of communication now. The advantage is that I can still give my number and people will see that I don't have WhatsApp, so at least nobody feels like I'm dissing them.
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blhack 9y ago
About 80% of US, internet-using adults have Facebook accounts. I think her surprise was warranted. In fact, Id bet that tech-savvy adults aged 20-50 who have Facebook accounts is in the high 90% range. You are weird for not having one. She isn't weird for expecting you to. http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/11/11/social-media-update-2016/ http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/11/11/social-media-update-20...
- cglace 9y ago
  Would you say he is "weird" for not having one? It's like saying someone is weird for not liking sandwiches. It's just a preference. I have a facebook account but have not logged into it in years. I can't say I feel like I'm missing anything.
  - blhack 9y ago
    I mean weird to be synonymous with atypical. If you don't like sandwiches, that is probably atypical. It isn't a value judgement.
  - free_everybody 9y ago
    Who doesn't like sandwiches?? I would say that's pretty weird too!
    - cglace 9y ago
      I have a friend who just doesn't "get" why people like sandwiches. So they do exist.

by Lich 9y ago

dogruck 9y ago

I’ve also never opened a FB account. I also used to receive those surprised reactions. For whatever reason, nobody ever reacts that way anymore. To me, that’s one strong indicator that FB doesn’t actually matter.

tspike 9y ago
There was a marked shift at the beginning of this year. I think everyone got political fatigue and Facebook was a channel for exacerbating the overexposure.
- jf 9y ago
  For me, I'd been wanting to leave for a while, political fatigue was "the straw the broke the camel's back".

karllager 9y ago

Met a guy in his twenties recently. He wanted to share something with me on FB. Told him I had no account. He replied politely: Oh, yes. I believe the many people in tech do not have one. He was a smart guy.

Vinnl 9y ago

Ha, try WhatsApp. I see more and more people cancelling their Facebook accounts (mostly because they feel like it's become too much of a time-waster), but WhatsApp is the normal way of communication now. The advantage is that I can still give my number and people will see that I don't have WhatsApp, so at least nobody feels like I'm dissing them.

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blhack 9y ago

About 80% of US, internet-using adults have Facebook accounts. I think her surprise was warranted. In fact, Id bet that tech-savvy adults aged 20-50 who have Facebook accounts is in the high 90% range. You are weird for not having one. She isn't weird for expecting you to. http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/11/11/social-media-update-2016/ http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/11/11/social-media-update-20...

cglace 9y ago
Would you say he is "weird" for not having one? It's like saying someone is weird for not liking sandwiches. It's just a preference. I have a facebook account but have not logged into it in years. I can't say I feel like I'm missing anything.
- blhack 9y ago
  I mean weird to be synonymous with atypical. If you don't like sandwiches, that is probably atypical. It isn't a value judgement.
- free_everybody 9y ago
  Who doesn't like sandwiches?? I would say that's pretty weird too!
  - cglace 9y ago
    I have a friend who just doesn't "get" why people like sandwiches. So they do exist.