Board 8 > Are you still on facebook?

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SantaRPidgey
06/18/19 3:57:47 PM
#1:


Are you still on facebook? - Results (5 votes)
Yes, I don't plan to ever leave
40% (2 votes)
2
Yes, although I'd like to get off soon
0% (0 votes)
0
Kind of, I closed my account but I go back into it often
0% (0 votes)
0
No, I got off facebook recently
20% (1 vote)
1
No, I got off facebook a long time ago
40% (2 votes)
2
No, I was never on Facebook
0% (0 votes)
0
I noticed recently almost none of my friends are on facebook anymore, and the people who are still on facebook at either obnoxious/old or just old.

I've talked about it before but I noticed after quitting facebook that I got depressed less, and starting being social to a degree I never was in my life prior.
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neonreaper
06/18/19 3:59:04 PM
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My peers usually just use it to post pictures of their kids or talk about events/concerts
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KingButz
06/18/19 4:00:05 PM
#3:


I still have an account but haven't logged in for months and don't plan to. Not sure what option that is.
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Lopen
06/18/19 4:01:13 PM
#4:


KingButz posted...
I still have an account but haven't logged in for months and don't plan to. Not sure what option that is.


This is me except I actually never logged in much. I have like 20 friends on it and like 3 posts.

But I see no reason to delete it either so technically I'm the first option I guess?
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SantaRPidgey
06/18/19 4:02:32 PM
#5:


KingButz posted...
I still have an account but haven't logged in for months and don't plan to. Not sure what option that is.


I consider this as still "on" your profile is there, people can search you, and you can return to it at any time.
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TheCodeisBosco
06/18/19 4:06:37 PM
#6:


I deleted my account in early 2017 and never looked back. I still enjoy Instagram though. While I'm aware it's owned by FB, the culture feels more like classic social media. There's way less political, multi-level marketing and "LOOK AT EVERY MOVE MY KID MAKES" bullshit on there.
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Mr Lasastryke
06/18/19 4:13:53 PM
#7:


yeah. i don't put much thought into it. i just look at it a few times a day and occasionally post something.
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Reg
06/18/19 4:16:30 PM
#8:


Deleted my account almost 8 years ago, never looked back
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catesdb
06/18/19 4:17:26 PM
#9:


I would like to leave, but I use Messenger to keep in touch with some folks.
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SantaRPidgey
06/18/19 4:19:14 PM
#10:


Mr Lasastryke posted...
yeah. i don't put much thought into it. i just look at it a few times a day and occasionally post something.


I don't want to sound like I'm comparing facebook using to alcoholism but this is the most alcoholic ass post about an addiction I've ever seen.

catesdb posted...
I would like to leave, but I use Messenger to keep in touch with some folks.


They'll text or use whatsapp if they like you enough.
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ShatteredElysium
06/18/19 4:23:29 PM
#11:


Yeah. It's the main way I stay in touch with friends and family after emigrating in 2012. I don't really see an issue with Facebook
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Reg
06/18/19 4:23:51 PM
#12:


SantaRPidgey posted...
They'll text or use whatsapp if they like you enough.

Whatsapp (and Instagram) is owned by facebook btw
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Mr Lasastryke
06/18/19 4:26:43 PM
#13:


SantaRPidgey posted...
I don't want to sound like I'm comparing facebook using to alcoholism but this is the most alcoholic ass post about an addiction I've ever seen.


i won't deny that there's an addictive flavor to it. pretty much every day i will go to facebook on my phone without thinking, scroll down for awhile, realize that i'm looking at nothing interesting and put my phone away.

i think i'm a lot more addicted to board 8 than facebook, though >_>
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Xiahou Shake
06/18/19 4:27:35 PM
#14:


I still have an account and use it for Messenger and events, but I haven't posted in a year and a half or so. Definitely feels like life is better without it.
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SantaRPidgey
06/18/19 4:28:54 PM
#15:


Reg posted...
SantaRPidgey posted...
They'll text or use whatsapp if they like you enough.

Whatsapp (and Instagram) is owned by facebook btw


Yeah but whatsapp doesn't do all the creepy shit facebook messenger does. I mean I personally use telegram but most people out in normal world use whatsapp and line it seems
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SantaRPidgey
06/18/19 4:29:55 PM
#16:


Mr Lasastryke posted...
i think i'm a lot more addicted to board 8 than facebook, though >_>


Same dude, I legit removed the internet browser from my phone to stay off this place more.
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Mr Lasastryke
06/18/19 4:38:53 PM
#17:


FB is legitimately useful for events-related stuff, though.

it's the only use i still get out of it, but still!
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TomNook
06/18/19 4:40:00 PM
#18:


What do people use nowadays instead of Facebook, and how us it even different.
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LeonhartFour
06/18/19 4:41:08 PM
#19:


Facebook is the only form of social media I really use. I have friends and family scattered all over, so it's the easiest way to keep up with everyone.
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Nrrr
06/18/19 4:41:26 PM
#20:


I deleted it years ago. After moving away from everyone I know anyway, it didn't function as useful for events, and once they made everyone searchable and forced to use their real name I could see the anti-privacy direction it was heading and just noped out. I wouldn't say I use any 'social media' in the way people normally think of it, obviously this message board is socializing still.
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SantaRPidgey
06/18/19 4:42:10 PM
#21:


TomNook posted...
What do people use nowadays instead of Facebook, and how us it even different.


Without facebook you naturally develop a legitimate social network
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Xiahou Shake
06/18/19 4:46:13 PM
#22:


TomNook posted...
What do people use nowadays instead of Facebook, and how us it even different.

Among kids Instagram and other non-permanent options are gaining popularity. Even Zuckerberg has said that's the future, rather than Facebook's permanently built up content.

Among folks our age, I think the answer is "nothing" in a lot of cases. People seem to be growing tired of what social media has turned our "interactions" into.
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Mr Lasastryke
06/18/19 4:48:08 PM
#23:


TomNook posted...
What do people use nowadays instead of Facebook,


instagram

and how us it even different.


it focuses a lot more on the visual
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Waluigi1
06/18/19 4:58:33 PM
#24:


catesdb posted...
I would like to leave, but I use Messenger to keep in touch with some folks.

Pretty much this. I wouldn't hear the end of it from my family if I deleted it.
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GTM
06/18/19 5:08:12 PM
#25:


Most of my friends use facebook messenger to chat, i only have like 1 person i regularly talk to on whatsapp.

Outside of messenger i use facebook for newsaf and thats pretty much it. My news feed has all my friends on ignore, just newsaf.
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ExThaNemesis
06/18/19 5:10:18 PM
#26:


I wish like hell I could get rid of it, but it's how I connect with almost everyone now-a-days. I can definitely see the negative effect it has on me and how much time I waste on it though. I do wonder if the bad outweighs the good.
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MoogleKupo141
06/18/19 5:17:57 PM
#27:


Im on it but I pretty much dont actually use it. Its probably been years since I actually posted something publicly.

but its useful for events. My friends still use it to invite people to parties. Also theres a fairly active Chicago improv group on there which is useful for finding out about stuff.
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TheCodeisBosco
06/18/19 5:19:17 PM
#28:


Waluigi1 posted...
catesdb posted...
I would like to leave, but I use Messenger to keep in touch with some folks.

Pretty much this. I wouldn't hear the end of it from my family if I deleted it.


Some of my family members were genuinely peeved when I deleted my Facebook. I was surprised and still don't entirely understand it. Like, I still keep in touch with them outside of FB... >_>
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MoogleKupo141
06/18/19 5:20:40 PM
#29:


oh and sometimes I look at my feed and theres this one guy I know who posts on articles about nerd shit all the time and somehow always has the most insane contrarian view

There was a post like which of these bad x-men movies is the worst and he said Last Stand and Dark Phoenix are both good. Hes a monster.
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Mr Lasastryke
06/18/19 5:24:49 PM
#30:


i used to know a guy who said the last stand was the best x-men movie (granted, this was before first class was out).
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TomNook
06/18/19 5:26:26 PM
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Last Stand is widely hated because it killed off too many heroes. Keep in mind, this was before Game of Thrones.
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Nrrr
06/18/19 5:27:36 PM
#32:


TomNook posted...
Last Stand is widely hated because it killed off too many heroes. Keep in mind, this was before Game of Thrones.


lol what a horrible take
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IfGodCouldDie
06/18/19 5:37:18 PM
#33:


I voted kind of, because while my account is not closed I deleted the majority of my friends list and removed it from my phone.
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LOLIAmAnAlt
06/18/19 5:47:46 PM
#34:


I have not used facebook since 2009. The last time I logged in was 2015
It's still there though!
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ChaosTonyV4
06/18/19 6:13:32 PM
#35:


Constantly.
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bshwalker
06/18/19 6:35:40 PM
#36:


I had it for about 6 months about 8 years ago.
It served no purpose and I had a bunch of unknown people trying to connect so I dropped it.
I never understood the point of it.
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mnkboy907
06/18/19 6:37:11 PM
#37:


I've never really used it as a social media platform, but I do still use it for apps and to easily sign in/sign up for other websites.
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Xuxon
06/18/19 7:23:24 PM
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i haven't logged in in over 10 years, don't even know if i can delete it because i used my college email (back when only college students could sign up for it). and i never really used it even back then.
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MetalmindStats
06/18/19 7:28:46 PM
#39:


SantaRPidgey posted...
No, I was never on Facebook

Nrrr posted...
I wouldn't say I use any 'social media' in the way people normally think of it, obviously this message board is socializing still.

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turbopuns3
06/18/19 8:21:48 PM
#40:


Deleted facebook a few years ago. Never missed it.
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Advokaiser
06/18/19 8:51:30 PM
#41:


I use Facebook everyday since I have a lot of time on my hands, but I've never felt "depressed" by using it, although I've heard about that pretty often. Can you explain your case, Santa?
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MZero11
06/18/19 9:06:32 PM
#42:


I still have it but I rarely check it. I don't even have the app on my phone (although I do have Messenger)
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Metal_DK
06/18/19 9:31:59 PM
#43:


no, quit in 2010 after i realized how shitty 2007 ruined society
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redrocket
06/18/19 9:39:38 PM
#44:


I am technically still on Facebook, and I have no plans to leave, but I spend virtually no time on it.
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ffmasterjose
06/18/19 9:49:29 PM
#45:


Yep
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WhiteLens
06/18/19 9:55:44 PM
#46:


Does using Facebook for mobile game account backing count?

Well, I still use it to talk to friends on Messenger.
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MawiIe
06/18/19 9:56:46 PM
#47:


Advokaiser posted...
I use Facebook everyday since I have a lot of time on my hands, but I've never felt "depressed" by using it, although I've heard about that pretty often. Can you explain your case, Santa?


It's really honestly hard to explain because what happens is so ineffable, the one thing I can relate it too is if you eat junk food every day you don't think you feel sick from it, but then you stop and you all of the sudden realize all the ways your body/brain feels so much better.

Like I can attribute it to something like FOMO or people's inherit urge to misrepresent themselves but I feel like it misses the mark. It just seems better
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Metal_DK
06/19/19 12:19:26 AM
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its also a massive time waster. The amount of people i know who

1) wake up to their smartphone alarm clock
2) browse social media in bed before getting up and start their day
3) run late to work/school, then eat some unhealthy donut or skip breakfast
4) have to have their spotify playlist in the car!

is insane. Its one thing to post the occasional comment/status, but needing to check up on it every hour is sad.

Sleeping in a different room from my phone was the best decision i coulda made when i was in college way back when
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Xiahou Shake
06/19/19 12:21:31 AM
#49:


Not seeing what's wrong with 1 and 4 there.
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foolm0r0n
06/19/19 12:50:16 AM
#50:


Not using your phone alarm is a really good technique to get over internet addiction. That morning snooze & browse void is really bad. By using a standalone alarm, your desire to check your phone will make you get up from your bed, which solves both snooze & browse problems.
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