Who is sick of Facebook

[MissSpock]

and why?

I like FB mainly for interest groups I'm in.

I "unfollow" anyone who has a severe habit pof posting nonsense or too many pictures of their perfect lives though.

I did flounce off FB once when someone corrected a typo and called me a "mong" for having made it and another friend posted her total outrage at something she thought I'd done but kept it anonymous so all her friends were being vile about me out of "solidarity" without knowing it was me. Hated that. But I enjoy all the silly memes and videos, it's total brainless down time for my busy mind and makes me chuckle. I have had some great advice from the local and hobby groups I follow and it's useful for finding local events.

My family are all on there so they like to see some photos or silly things DC come out with. It's harmless enough. It's messenger that gets me. I have some friends who use it to blurt anything and everything that pops into their heads day to day. I find it suffocating at times.

I deleted my account about 3 months ago and it is blissful! I got fed up of all the fakery and bullshit . It made my anxiety worse. My mental health is so much better since I've got rid of it!

I have phases of being sick of it but since having a cull .I find it much better now.

I'm done with it now. Too many people going out for dinner at Christmas and wondering why I get pissed of not to be invited. It causes to much Envy.

I like FB mainly for interest groups I'm in."

True, but I tended to find the posts repeated themselves over and over again and the comments were more like "great", "nice picture", "wow", etc. - very superficial. I also found the groups were huge, like 20 000 in one group (or at least 8 000) and then it's like a small town but most don't post. It doesn't feel cosy, it doesn't feel like a personal conversation between a few people.

Plus the fact that all scammers in the entire world may check you out, and see if there's any way to make money out of you and your profile.

Yes I took a little break. Just went back on and saw animal and child abuse pictures, trump bullshit, friends arguing, people whining about not having a nice enough car or holiday, two friends who've had children die (obviously beyond awful and if posting makes them feel better I'm all for it), friends making passive aggressive bitchy comments.

So fucking over it.

What annoys me about it is how people assume they are in touch with you and know what is going on in your life. So you post one picture of your kids out at a theme park and people think they've seen what you're up to and no reason to get in touch. Or you talk to them and they recount your Facebook stuff to you, one person recently said to me "you're always on holiday you are" (we go once a year?! Possibly they look at Facebook once a year?!) For that reason me and Facebook are on a break.

Me! Glad I deleted it, was fed up with the 2 faced people and seeing the same idiots pop up on comments who i deleted.

The sad thing is many people wouldn't bother staying I. Tooth without the convenience of fb messenger.

Although I suppose such folk aren't worth bothering about though.

I was. I stopped going on. I've not missed it. It's just a habit. I do like some of the relevant groups on there but otherwise it's a relief to be off.

Instagram, meanwhile.... hmm. I mean I use and like it but at the same time there is something inherently depressing about how narcissistic it is. But I think I need to be on it to build a brand....

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