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There is social stigma. You'll be seen as petty and somebody that micromanages unimportant parts of life.
by lhnz 16y ago
There is social stigma. You'll be seen as petty and somebody that micromanages unimportant parts of life.
- adrianbye 16y agofacebook gets much better when you unfriend lots of people. fred wilson has his "only bar mitzvah" rule and only has ~80 friends. i still have around 600 down from almost 1000.
- madh 16y agoSame with Twitter and reducing how many people you follow. I do think with Facebook there is some social pressure to have many friends, especially for younger people.
- philwelch 16y agoBy people who aren't actually your friends? Chances are they won't even miss you.
- lhnz 16y agoNo, not just people that aren't your friends. If I was your friend and found out you spent time 'fine-tuning your facebook friends list', I would think you were a petty time-waster.
- philwelch 16y agoWell, speak for yourself. I, and many of my Facebook friends, have gone on deleting purges before and I've never seen that reaction. The main fear seems to be upsetting the acquaintances that you unfriend. If you're going to spend time on Facebook at all, it's worth the time every now and then to make the time better spent. They even have a page called "edit friends" where you can just go down your friends list ticking the X button to unfriend them.