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Its been 3 months since I quit facebook. The reasons are very similar to yours, and I got some results from it. 1) I was very less popular than I thought. Even
by dudurocha 15y ago
Its been 3 months since I quit facebook. The reasons are very similar to yours, and I got some results from it.
1) I was very less popular than I thought. Even 3 months after, some people says " really, did you really quit facebook?". This shows me that maybe the 'socialization' and be friends with everybody was not true. People only care about themselves, and care if you liked their pictures and their stories.
2) I'm treated weird. "Why you don't have facebook???". And I have to come with a new story. Most of my male colleagues says that was because of my girlfriend( Here in brazil, for some reason, the man is supposed to have more than one girl).
3) I feel more free and less-overwhelmed. Man, Why do I need to know that Gabriela's Uncle in hospital? And Why do I need to know that your last trip to argentina was so amazing and you met all those beautiful girls? Well, now I don't know those things anymore, and dont miss it.
4) My friends have to reach me by the old channels. I'm receiving more email and sms messages. In facebook I had 700 friends. Now I have fewer friends ( of course!) but I'm so close to them, that I dont miss the other 680 that stayed in facebook.
Of course there are things that I miss, like when I went to a party and met new people, I think " man, I should friend them to facebook". But I don't anymore. If I got to be friends, I will met them personally. And I miss some events, people now create an facebook event, and invite all their friend list. Of course they will not remember you, they just invited everyone!
Anyway, I feel better for quitting facebook, and once and for all, twitter is still up and is a greater communication tool for me. I'm there as www.twitter.com/dudurocha
PS. Sorry for eventual bad spelling and grammar. English not my first language, and it's 2:23 AM.
- richardburton 15y agoYou are free! Taking the hooks out of your face feels so good.