To ask if your usage of Facebook has changed over the decade?

[Holidayaddict]

Memories have just come up on my Facebook from 8/9/10 years ago and include monologues about a car with a flat battery and a toy clear out plus a rant about a computer problem - I'm cringing as I often do when old memories come up! I would never dream of posting such stuff now. These days I rarely post and only if I've done something or gone somewhere fairly interesting (last post was over a week ago).

Back then I had young primary aged children, now I have teens. Many of my fb friends are in a similar position and also don't post much anymore either (many were equally guilty of boring posts in the past!). Yes, I still have a handful of people who regularly post crap and a few that actually post interesting stuff but the majority of my 100+ friends hardly post at all. As a result my feed is mostly adverts and posts from pages & groups I follow.

Just curious if this is due to the people I have on my friends list or has Facebook usage generally changed over the years?

Yep 10 years ago I was posting pictures of nights out and my travels on my year abroad...now I rarely post much at all and when I do it's usually about my sons (toddler and newborn).

I am in my 50s with two teens and joined fb about three-four years ago. I have/had friends(some have quit it) who used it to promote their businesses, some as just updates about their new puppy etc and a couple who use it for political type rants. One who writes an essay a day with 50+ repetitive pics of their rambles. A few who posts those awful 'be one with the universe' sayings.
I post holiday pics or if something has happened (one of my kids wins an award for example) but not alot. The setting is private. I think of it as a pleasant time waster but wouldn't really miss it if it disappeared tomorrow. I've never done Instagram or Twitter.

Mine are so cringeworthy. I used to be one of those "grr why pretend to be a friend if you're not" posters.

I rarely post anything these days

Haven't posted anything in years but I haven't deleted it, 10 years ago would have posted every night out/holiday/rant. Never did anything mad, kind of glad I have it as a diary but won't post anything now because of what it'll be used for/fb are scum.

Yep, my usage has changed hugely and I feel similar to you when my FB memories come up! 10 years ago I was in my early 20s and would post lots of pictures of nights out, frequent status updates about things I was doing, etc. I sometimes cringe at the overshare but remind myself it was pretty typical for how my friends were also using it back then.

Nowadays, I probably post once a month and it's usually either a few photos of a holiday or family occasion, or possibly a status update relating to a big life event

• new job, baby, etc.

My feed is pretty much mostly taken up with group posts and adverts. I do like to see photos or updates from friends but whether it's they all too post a lot less or Facebook algorithm means I don't see it, I'm not sure.

Same with me. I went through it recently deleting photos that I can't believe I posted.

I never post anything now and just like other people's. I think we used to be quite innocent regarding internet security and privacy.

I'm exactly the same. I used to post about finishing the ironing, what shoe size dd was in and pretty much every 'star of the week' certificate etc was carefully photographed and posted.

I mainly just share stuff now. Missing cats and the odd funny video.

We have a thriving parents group for the school which is the only thing that keeps me on it really. I have a couple of friends who are prolific cringey/bragging posters but most people rarely post or comment.

Yep I used to post litteratly everything, eventually stopped posting on Facebook as I reliezed it was all fake I.e people posting all kinds of bs to make their life’s look good when in reality it wasn’t and deleted it. Felt much better for it too!

Deleted the thing!

Totally. I used to use it for night out etc now I use it mainly for groups (cleaning and organising or holiday specific groups or weight loss groups)

I never post anything emotional or personal only the odd photo of first day of school. Last for two months ago.

Don’t bother with it at all anymore - life is much nicer this way! I kind of like not knowing someone is preggers or got engaged etc till I happen to bump into them!
Also it cuts sooo much negativity out of your life. I find the people who use it most now are my parents generation (60/70 retired) and that they’re all totally addicted to it 🙈🙈

God yes. I used to post random comments, as did many of my friends. What we were doing/thinking/feeling. V boring! I haven't posted since mid December, before that was the end of November. This is the sort of posting pattern I've noticed for the past 2 or 3 years. I'm just not that interested/not that interesting!

Ten years ago I was pregnant with ds2 i never did post much but it was probably just casual observations ,my son was diagnosed with autism and learning disabilities when he was three and is severely affected by it so I use Facebook mainly for the many disability groups ,all 'the local charities for disabled children have Facebook groups.

Me too. It's a bit of a shame really because I love it when the memories of my little tots come up. Now I mostly use it for groups. And the other thing I still do is put albums up of my holiday photos. I love holidays and I love looking back on my fb holiday albums, much easier than trawling through the computer and can even be enjoyed at work . I like it when other people put holiday photos up too.

I used to post photos of everywhere I went, but now I only really use it for sharing feminist stuff and seeing what family & friends are doing. All the personal stuff is in WhatsApp groups.

Yep. I realised how intrusive it was and got rid of it. I love that people don’t know what I’m doing anymore

Yup, I have completely stopped using it. After I realised my 'friends' on it, didn't actually know I had my second child because they never actually had any real life contact with me.

None of social media is real. It's just what people want you to see or believe about their lives.

Oh yes! My old posts are so embarrassing. I enjoy Facebook and it definitely has a place in my world but I used to post some crap.
A decade ago I was extremely lonely and drinking a lot at home so my filter was definitely faulty.
I just share the odd meme I find funny and events these days.

@Snuffkindle I enjoy seeing holiday pics too and I do put some up.

Yep. I realised what a time zapper it was and deleted it about 18 months ago. Have never regretted it. I genuinely believe social media is bad for mental health. I used to post all kinds of crap. Most of it to try and make myself sound intelligent or hilarious (I mean, I AM both these things obviously) which looking back is completely pointless. My kids moan at me for talking about social media but honestly, I think it’s one of humankind’s worst inventions.

I still like FB a lot. I do cringe a tiny bit at old photos, but none of them are that bad.

I generally only post at : parties, curry with friends etc.

Yes. I used to post a lot more when FB first came around but I was a lot younger and was out a lot more so photos of nights out etc. Also I cringe when some memories come up as I def over-shared in my teens

Now im a lot more private and prefer Twitter and Instagram so barely use FB - but get tagged in the odd thing. Thats about as far as my usage goes these days

I noticed when Facebook came along that suddenly, every event had to be photographed and documented by someone.

I used to post every few days. I can’t usually bring myself to look back at my memories now and read back what I wrote . I stopped when I suddenly realised it was fake and actually, no one gives a crap.

Now I post once in a blue moon. Usually a nice photo of somewhere if we’re away. My feed is mostly videos from pages I follow.

Absolutely, I used to think I was ever so witty on Facebook ten years ago. I would cringe reading it now I imagine, but I no longer have an account

I think it's wrong to post pictures of your children (apart from maybe very occasional non embarrassing photos such as first day of school or winning a prize). I'm shocked at people still posting photos of their children in the bath/covered in food/having a tantrum /sick in bed. It's a violation of privacy.