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I quit FB in 2009, so I'm ignorant of what it has been like since then. I thought I would be forever labeled a crank for not participating. I have noticed with

• RickS 9y ago
  In 2009 it was definitely seen as unusual not to participate. In my experience by around 2014 people had stopped asking "why" when learning I didn't have facebook. I think the desire to be "free of it" for the various meanings of that phrase have become well understood public knowledge. I'm happy to see social decluttering trend towards being a cultural norm.
  • ljf 9y ago
    I came late to the fb quitting game - quit Xmas 2016 and while I am a pretty boringly stable person, my mental health has been greatly improved since I've been off. I didn't realise how it was affecting me at the time but it made me anxious, needy, boastful and shallow in my friendships. Since leaving I actually talk with friends a lot more, and when I wonder how an old friend is doing I reach out or try and meet up. Much better than just stalking their fb profile and offering a like or two. Now if I could just quit surfing the net on my phone all the damn time...