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I deleted my personal account and created an anonymous one purely for FB Groups. The first 3 days took a lot of getting used to - like quitting smoking. I real
by erickhill 8y ago
I deleted my personal account and created an anonymous one purely for FB Groups.
The first 3 days took a lot of getting used to - like quitting smoking. I realized I had a hand-fixation of pulling out my phone, hitting the home button and going to the app. With no social connections, it became only for reading new posts in the Groups I'm attached to now (retro computing) which are not nearly as frequent nor as acidic.
It's sort of the new version of Forums, really. And since they are moderated, the conversation is very interesting/helpful and on point.
I'll never hook up the personal social graph again.
And yeah, after about 2-3 weeks of being unplugged I wasn't twitchy about it anymore. I thought I'd have a giant gaping hole after using it for 10 years. I was wrong.
Life is better without it.
- mcculley 8y agoI went through and unfollowed every person (except for a few close family members) and disabled notifications on almost all pages. Now when I accept a new friend request, I immediately unfollow that person. I have almost no notifications and very little reason to browse Facebook, but I can still use it to contact people and respond to event invitations. I find this to be a good compromise.
- AlexandrB 8y agoI feel lucky that I was over a year into university before Facebook arrived. I still remember socializing without Facebook or smartphones - that it's not only possible, but in some ways more intimate and fulfilling. It must be really tough for younger millennials to grow up with Facebook/Instagram/Whatsapp and be confronted with quitting.