Last year I finally, after over a decade, 100% deleted my personal account omn Facebook. I just got so fed up with it all. The service had this sour yet addicti

Last year I finally, after over a decade, 100% deleted my personal account omn Facebook. I just got so fed up with it all. The service had this sour yet addicting pull over my online experiences - a pull I grew to despise. I had found myself either hiding or unfriending folks I'd been friends or acquaintances with over 25 years ago. People I no longer had anything in common with, yet had re-connected on Facebook because we could. Seeing some of their posts, however, became a total pool of swirling toxicity. So I finally just deleted it. I used to "take breaks" and simply disconnect it for months at a time. But I'd never gone full nuclear option until last year. At first I had these weird feelings of - I assume - withdrawal. They lasted intensely for 2-3 days where I'd experience something with my kids and think, "Man, that would have been a photo I would have loved sharing." After about two weeks all of those thoughts drifted away. By week three, they were utterly gone. I don't miss it one bit. I'd relearned to experience life normally and not feel the need to put it out there. I still take a lot of pics; I just email them to my mom now. Now that being said, I did create an "anonymous" Facebook account for one single use: Groups. I'm deep into the retro-computing/gaming scene (especially Commodore) so I created a moniker that has nothing to do with me personally. This allows me to maintain my privacy and sanity while being able to stay "in the know" around these niche topics. I never post any personal articles, photos, etc. It's just for Groups. And at least from that standpoint, I've found it very useful. None of the content (for the most part) is ever objectionable nor even controversial. It's the new Forum, basically.