I Quit Facebook and it Feels Good

Diggy Smalls

Diggy Smalls

Notorious
Quitting Facebook feels strange at first, but then it feels so good. Honestly, I was just checking it out of habit anymore. A lot of what's on facebook is just garbage, and then the rest is a bunch of images with words that I'm supposed to think are funny, but don't. The people on there who I actually have a relationship with will continue to flourish, and I'll forget about the people I kind of know, just like how it used to be.

For real though, I didn't realize just how many times I pick up my phone and check a website for information I don't give two fucks about. Why would I want to be inundated other people's politics and children pics? lol

Anyway, I didn't even delete or suspend my account, I just stopped using it. Willpower! I can do it, you can do it! Stop checking up on people you don't know in real life! It's strange! YOu don't need to see what they ate for lunch.
 
GreenHopper

GreenHopper

20 going on 60
Yeh I've been doing that for several years now, I couldn't agree more with you.

I did at one point close my account, I got quite a few emails from people I hadn't actually spoken to in years exclaiming how concerned they were about me either dieing or cutting myself off from the world.
 
Diggy Smalls

Diggy Smalls

Notorious
I've never used twitter. I still don't really care to check it out, and it seems ridiculous that politicians use twitter. Or what about those supposed news stories that just collect a bunch of twitter comments about something. Gah! Do I sound like an old fogie? Is this what people sounded like when the president started addressing the nation via television?

Anyway, cool to see some people going against the grain of social media popularity. ;)

@HellsWindStaff that sounds good to me. Right along the lines of what I was thinking, too.
 
Morty

Morty

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Fuck Facebook! It's the sound of a million morons trying to out life each other & show up one another in a passive aggressive environment. "No, my political views are better" - Meme. "Well, my religion is better" - Meme. "So. My vacation was better than yours" - Pics. "Big deal. My family pictures are more professional & my kids look nicer". - Pics. Ugghh...fuck off! I could give 2 shits. That's my experience at least.
 
Buildozer

Buildozer

Baked & Fried
It's funny, I have lot's of friends and family bitching about their FB addiction :lmao: Just the other day, my brother came up to me, and was like "I quit FB; Again.. On my phone only though." :doh: :lmao: shit's so incredibly weak! I try to tell them "Just quit being such a fucking bitch about it!" but they don't hear me though :lol: maybe I should be more sensitive, they say FB withdraws can kill! For real! :lmao:

I don't use social media aside from FC.. not even for people I haven't seen in a while.. People will just have to track me down some creative old-school way if they need me.. I hear, "If there's a will, there's a way"; not sure how true it holds in this era of FB though :shrug: ;)
"I don't own a cell phone or pager. I just hang around everyone I know, all the time. If someone wants to get a hold of me, they just say 'Mitch', and I say 'What?' and turn my head slightly." -Mitch Hedberg
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Even on FC, I keep my "Like" alerts off.. I don't put much value on shit like that.. I still "Like" posts for reason though, if I happen to see them.... but I don't know what posts of mine get liked, or by who, or how much, unless I end up coming across the post again and noticing.... I'm on that next level shit w/ my social media! Word, Point the grain out! I'ma go against it! ;) :spliff:
 
GetLeft

GetLeft

Well-Known Member
yeah I tried fb for a year a few years or so back but I'm on the older side of the tech thingy so I tried it out of a 'don't knock it 'til you've tried it' mindset. Just wasn't my cup of tea. I found the process of crafting a fb me to be troubling and hell you know what they say about trouble.

FC's pretty much the same thing but there's a strong commonality among users that makes me need to be less crafty. I can be pretty much me who the fuck cares. That's why I like drinking beer at microbreweries. The person next to you is there because they like good beer too and they'll be no disagreeing about that at least.

;)
 
ichibaneye

ichibaneye

Vapriot, Traveler & Vaporizer/ing lover!
I left about 5 years ago. I never used it when I was on it. When I did I posted things that the corrupt corporation and others didn't like. Thus getting banned multiple times. I used it against them for a bit then I found better ways to use my energy. I've never been one that shared to much about myself to begin with. Well... publicly that is. It's smart not to hand everyone a map of your life. And even smarter to keep the government out of your business. So fuck facebook, twitter and all the rest! Cheers and it feels good to be awake!
 
C No Ego

C No Ego

Well-Known Member
Never joined! so no need to quit and it feels Good :)

seriously though, I had my internet identity thingy before facebook was popular so did not feel a need to do it again via facebook save for FC and a few other forums I now post in...
 
stoneleopard

stoneleopard

Well-Known Member
I left about 8 years ago, I assume I haven't missed anything.

I have another friend who did the same thing slightly before me. When I did it, he said "welcome to the faceless". I kinda like it.
 
Petrolhead

Petrolhead

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I'm away from fb... never join there...
but is for laugh when I read about founders, 2 guys 20+ years old !
Damn, behind facebook in my opinion is all secret services of the world and just watch and wait
 
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adamster

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I have not liked FB for a long time. I truly don't enjoy it that much. I have my real name and then I have a couple of weed oriented accounts. I wish I had the courage to quit it. I would have to close mine, I don't think I have the willpower to resist it. I guess I could block the site off my devices. Right now I am quitting sugar, so I think I will wait till this is secure. I had a couple of relapses on my Iceland trip so I want to nip that because I am already cheating a little since I got back. a half cookie here and there. But I am loving the idea of ending fb.
 
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