Let's be real. Facebook at best is a nice to have for most of us who have nothing else to do at times than sharing pictures and bragging about our kids or vacat

Let's be real. Facebook at best is a nice to have for most of us who have nothing else to do at times than sharing pictures and bragging about our kids or vacations. When it started, I was still in college (circa 2004) and it was a cool thing since it was only for our college network (which differentiated it from the other social networks at the time like myspace, hi5, friendster etc). The wall was cool. THen it became a real business and went downhill fast. Occasionally, I still go on facebook to check on whats happening with family/friends but it feels superficial. Some of my best friends from childhood are all there and all I do is to like a post or 2. No real contact, no real communication. It is pathetic and frankly depressing at times. But this is the world we live in. Local facebook groups can sometimes be useful but not worth paying for in my opinion. So no, I personally wouldn't pay for facebook. But hey, I am just one of the billion users they claim to have so who knows.