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It’s reason enough to leave my Facebook account open. I’ve just stopped using it anymore and that’s fine. It’s been months and I don’t miss the constant barrag

It’s reason enough to leave my Facebook account open. I’ve just stopped using it anymore and that’s fine. It’s been months and I don’t miss the constant barrage of political rants from my friends on both sides of the political spectrum.

iscrewyou 8y ago
That’s why I have a separate Firefox profile. It’s the only site that gets used on there. I am a lot more productive at home and save so much more time.
- Groxx 8y ago
  in case you hadn't seen them: have you tried container tabs instead of separate profiles?
  - iscrewyou 8y ago
    I have. But I haven’t read the spec and don’t really know if they truly isolate Facebook and all it’s way of associating with my computer/Firefox profile to my account. With how shady Facebook is, I don’t believe it for a second they haven’t found a work around to identify my profile through Container Tabs. It’s paranoia maybe? But it’s warranted I think. So for a good measure, I just use a separate profile.
    - Groxx 8y ago
      yea, that's a pretty good reason :) afaik the list of what containers separate is here, if you're interested: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Project/Containers#What_is_.28and_isn.27t.29_separated_between_Containers https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Projec... (I can't speak to its up-to-date-ness tho, I'm not familiar with how well maintained the moz wiki is) there are definitely some leaks, and there is a "facebook container" extension which plugs some (all?) of those... but yea. if you want maximum separation, you want maximum separation, profiles are probably always going to be the safest bet.
nerflad 8y ago
At least on FB you can unfollow the main offenders. My feed is surprisingly tolerable. Enjoyable, even. The unrelenting barrage of political content comes to me from Twitter. Twitter is designed to surface popular tweets even from those you don't follow, and it's almost always low effort political tripe. It's exhausting.
- taude 8y ago
  I got bored of my feeds. Someone else succulently put, "20 minutes per week on a Sunday is more than enough to keep up with people"
  - matt_j 8y ago
    Succinctly? :P
    - taude 8y ago
      No idea what I was spelling there.
      - SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
        I just assumed that your source was a cactus.
        OJFord 8y ago
        He's a bit of a prick, but he makes some good points.
- PopeDotNinja 8y ago
  > At least on FB you can unfollow the main offenders. Bingo. Works great for overly vocal political friends, and the pushy MLM friends, too.
- dwighttk 8y ago
  I’ve noticed that Kickstarter adds about 5 new ad identities every time I turn around. I’ve been blocking these every time I notice them and don’t get fewer Kickstarter project ads (not from individual projects but from things like “best tech kickstarters” or “cool tech kickstarters” or “hot tech kickstarters”
SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
I haven't logged on to Facebook since New Year's Eve and I honestly don't miss it at all. I'm ashamed to admit that I was pretty much checking it hourly before that point.

iscrewyou 8y ago

That’s why I have a separate Firefox profile. It’s the only site that gets used on there. I am a lot more productive at home and save so much more time.

Groxx 8y ago
in case you hadn't seen them: have you tried container tabs instead of separate profiles?
- iscrewyou 8y ago
  I have. But I haven’t read the spec and don’t really know if they truly isolate Facebook and all it’s way of associating with my computer/Firefox profile to my account. With how shady Facebook is, I don’t believe it for a second they haven’t found a work around to identify my profile through Container Tabs. It’s paranoia maybe? But it’s warranted I think. So for a good measure, I just use a separate profile.
  - Groxx 8y ago
    yea, that's a pretty good reason :) afaik the list of what containers separate is here, if you're interested: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Project/Containers#What_is_.28and_isn.27t.29_separated_between_Containers https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Projec... (I can't speak to its up-to-date-ness tho, I'm not familiar with how well maintained the moz wiki is) there are definitely some leaks, and there is a "facebook container" extension which plugs some (all?) of those... but yea. if you want maximum separation, you want maximum separation, profiles are probably always going to be the safest bet.

nerflad 8y ago

At least on FB you can unfollow the main offenders. My feed is surprisingly tolerable. Enjoyable, even. The unrelenting barrage of political content comes to me from Twitter. Twitter is designed to surface popular tweets even from those you don't follow, and it's almost always low effort political tripe. It's exhausting.

taude 8y ago
I got bored of my feeds. Someone else succulently put, "20 minutes per week on a Sunday is more than enough to keep up with people"
- matt_j 8y ago
  Succinctly? :P
  - taude 8y ago
    No idea what I was spelling there.
    - SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
      I just assumed that your source was a cactus.
      - OJFord 8y ago
        He's a bit of a prick, but he makes some good points.
PopeDotNinja 8y ago
> At least on FB you can unfollow the main offenders. Bingo. Works great for overly vocal political friends, and the pushy MLM friends, too.
dwighttk 8y ago
I’ve noticed that Kickstarter adds about 5 new ad identities every time I turn around. I’ve been blocking these every time I notice them and don’t get fewer Kickstarter project ads (not from individual projects but from things like “best tech kickstarters” or “cool tech kickstarters” or “hot tech kickstarters”

SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago

I haven't logged on to Facebook since New Year's Eve and I honestly don't miss it at all. I'm ashamed to admit that I was pretty much checking it hourly before that point.