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I left Facebook years ago and have no reason to go back. I can share photos and videos with friends and family easily enough. Most of the online relationships w

I left Facebook years ago and have no reason to go back. I can share photos and videos with friends and family easily enough. Most of the online relationships were pretty superficial as well, so I don't need them anyway. Facebook does have some value, but it seems like the signal to noise ratio is very low. I'm not sure how rare my case is though. How many people in there 20-40s feel the same?

warp 5y ago
Here in Ecuador most of my immediate friends and family have moved to sharing photos and videos in private whatsapp groups. So they've moved away from Facebook the product, but not Facebook the company.
matt_s 5y ago
I mostly use it for family that is on there. The "feed" is horrible, filled with ads and timely things always appear out of order. Stuff from neighborhood sometimes shows something from 3 days after something occurred higher than something today.
- guerrilla 5y ago
  Yeah I don't know how people get their news this way... It drives me insane that it'll consistently show me weather from 4 days ago but not today. NOT USEFUL.
dummydata 5y ago
I feel the same. Most my friends just use Instagram (for memes mostly). I like using just Snapchat for sharing photos with my close friends, which is better than sharing with literally everyone. Of course, you still have people who's primary motive is to farm for likes. I don't see their attitudes changing anytime soon..
blitz_skull 5y ago
25 here. Got rid of FB about 5 years ago. Never looked back. Never been happier. It’s actually cancer for your mental health.
- hellbannedguy 5y ago
  I noticed all my nephews did the same.
TrackerFF 5y ago
The main feed is pretty much straight up junk. Real value (IMO) lies in the hobby groups, local history groups, community groups/pages, etc.
majani 5y ago
I stopped following any groups or pages, and I'm only friends with people who I'm on a first name basis with. This is probably Facebook as originally intended. The signal to noise ratio is only middling and my usage has gone way down
hopesthoughts 5y ago
I just got rid of mine. Only ever used it during holidays, birthdays, and things like that.

warp 5y ago

Here in Ecuador most of my immediate friends and family have moved to sharing photos and videos in private whatsapp groups. So they've moved away from Facebook the product, but not Facebook the company.

matt_s 5y ago

I mostly use it for family that is on there. The "feed" is horrible, filled with ads and timely things always appear out of order. Stuff from neighborhood sometimes shows something from 3 days after something occurred higher than something today.

guerrilla 5y ago
Yeah I don't know how people get their news this way... It drives me insane that it'll consistently show me weather from 4 days ago but not today. NOT USEFUL.

dummydata 5y ago

I feel the same. Most my friends just use Instagram (for memes mostly). I like using just Snapchat for sharing photos with my close friends, which is better than sharing with literally everyone. Of course, you still have people who's primary motive is to farm for likes. I don't see their attitudes changing anytime soon..

blitz_skull 5y ago

25 here. Got rid of FB about 5 years ago. Never looked back. Never been happier. It’s actually cancer for your mental health.

hellbannedguy 5y ago
I noticed all my nephews did the same.

TrackerFF 5y ago

The main feed is pretty much straight up junk. Real value (IMO) lies in the hobby groups, local history groups, community groups/pages, etc.

majani 5y ago

I stopped following any groups or pages, and I'm only friends with people who I'm on a first name basis with. This is probably Facebook as originally intended. The signal to noise ratio is only middling and my usage has gone way down

hopesthoughts 5y ago

I just got rid of mine. Only ever used it during holidays, birthdays, and things like that.