Editorial: Why I Left Facebook After 7 Years, But Was Forced Back In

I was on a fence for a while and did finally drop Facebook. You know what, I can live without Facebook.

I have never ever had a Facebook account and I don't really feel left out

I'm thinking of doing that too. It's not as exciting anymore as it was when I first signed up.

I left Facebook and I am not going back! I found a much better social site With other geeks, artists, SyFy buffs and others interested in all kinds of things I am. I stayed away from the site I am now on do to poor reviews.

I keep my Facebook account mostly as a very convenient way to log in around the web. Just like I did to post this comment

If you "have to" check your feed every morning, seriously - Facebook is not the problem, but rather your compulsive desire to being updated all the time, is. Facebook is fine if you "manage it" properly.

Only have a Facebook account for free crap they offer if you "like" them.

I've been without Facebook since a couple week before they went Public. It feels so nice.

That's part of the problem with FB.

I don't have a Facebook account. I honestly never felt the need for one.

I'm almost sure I thought about signing up, once or twice. But then there are days when I am just very happy to have my door shut and be completely cut off.

A lot of this stuff such as

is the user's own fault for adding so many random "friends". Nobody can claim to have more than 50-100 real friends and these are the only people you should be adding on facebook, not random religious preachers or drama queens who you talked to once at a party.

Me neither. I actually have real (= offline) friends

Reminds me of the car ad with the young woman who worries about her parents' social life. While they're out having a great time biking with real friends, she's sitting at the computer talking about her hundreds of "friends" and fretting that her parents only have 19.

"That's not a real puppy. It's too small to be a real puppy."

Never will I have a Facebook account.

I've never got into Facebook - it's so fake and teenagerish. It needs a dislike button. Then I might use my account to dislike politicians, lawyers etc, I'd also like to see a new nemesis option.

Numerous times I've come to the same conclusions and considerations, and have had an account for just as long as Shawn, but at the same time my usage is like Per Hansson. In fact I tell people I actually know and communicate regularly with if it's important for me to know, call/text/IM me instead; then I might actually notice. =p

People always hate what is most popular. Facebook is awesome in that you can easily log into most websites without having to signup. If you know what your doing and how to set your privacy and control your apps and news feed it is a great place. If you let it take over your life then like any addiction you should stop. But for most people its a great way to be able to get in touch with people...Closing your facebook account is nothing to be excited about...you might as well get rid of your cell phone too and turn into a hermit. Like my one friend who never had facebook and think its evil is always surprised when he hears some news...and I'm like dude I knew about that for months. If being uninformed and isolated makes you feel better by all means do it..But for most people being connected to people is what life is about..... Sure could facebook be evil and actual making things worse in the world....possibly....but it isn't going anywhere and few people not using it won't stop the fact facebook is still there and almost everyone and your friends and family are on it but you. And more and more websites are going to require and use facebook. So enjoy isolation but don't shout it out like its a good thing.

I've never truly disliked Facebook but it HAS gotten tiresome. The main reason I have not closed my account is my family abroad. I have a 4 month baby boy and it's the easiest way for me and my wife to share pictures with them, specially the older folks that are not to tech savvy - they don't post or interact, they just open their accounts to see the pictures they've been tagged in.

Aren't you a man of many (logical) fallacies...

I would delete my FB in a heartbeat if it werent so damn easy to find local shows. All the local bands make facebook events, much of which are basement shows so you can't exactly browse all the bars websites to see who is playing that night.

Damn you necessary evils!