No Facebook - 30 Days. Go
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@scottalanmiller said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
I've been "Not on FB" for like six months now. It's great. But not nearly as good as not being somewhere else that I've not been for a year and a half, lol.
I've considered said challenge. So let's see if I can make it.
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I've been off FB for about 6 months too, don't miss it much. Only thing I really liked were the memories.
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What do you use/do instead
if anything? LinkedIn, General News sites, Forums like this
I've been thinking of doing this. -
@hobbit666 said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
What do you use/do instead
if anything? LinkedIn, General News sites, Forums like this
I've been thinking of doing this.ML, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn
But FB was never for news, just chatting. That's all I use those others for, too.
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@bnrstnr said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
I've been off FB for about 6 months too, don't miss it much. Only thing I really liked were the memories.
Yeah, really don't miss it, at all. I hated FB.
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@hobbit666 said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
What do you use/do instead
if anything? LinkedIn, General News sites, Forums like this
I've been thinking of doing this.I've been using Instagram a little, but I'm rapidly getting sick of it. NPR app for news. ML for everything else. I haven't been a fan of LinkedIn since it's inception.
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@scottalanmiller said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
@bnrstnr said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
I've been off FB for about 6 months too, don't miss it much. Only thing I really liked were the memories.
Yeah, really don't miss it, at all. I hated FB.
I was on it back when you had to have a .edu email to sign up. It was soooo much better then. Now it is complete shit, I agree.
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@bnrstnr said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
@hobbit666 said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
What do you use/do instead
if anything? LinkedIn, General News sites, Forums like this
I've been thinking of doing this.I've been using Instagram a little, but I'm rapidly getting sick of it. NPR app for news. ML for everything else. I haven't been a fan of LinkedIn since it's inception.
I have some people who talk to me on that. That's why I'm there.
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@bnrstnr said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
@scottalanmiller said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
@bnrstnr said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
I've been off FB for about 6 months too, don't miss it much. Only thing I really liked were the memories.
Yeah, really don't miss it, at all. I hated FB.
I was on it back when you had to have a .edu email to sign up. It was soooo much better then. Now it is complete shit, I agree.
Oh wow. I was on a long time, but not that long.
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I hate fb too, wont use it. I pretty much just come here and Slack where I chat to people I actually invited and have an rss channel set up for sites I want to read. So basically, check rss, see if I have messages from family, then work. I just ignore everything else I come across throughout the day.
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I dumped FB in Jan19 - About the only thing I miss is the comments from friends about things that happen... and photos. I don't miss the political, religious, you must help me overcome, give me money posts. And the big one,.. the hate posts.
It was (one avenue) of keeping in touch with people I won't get to talk to much. Ah well..
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I use Facebook as a way to keep in touch with family and friends who don’t live close to me. I use FB Messenger to talk to my wife throughout the work day. If I wasn’t in IT I doubt I’d have a phone with internet. I’d prefer to be disconnected from the world. I’d rather be on my boat fishing all day.
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One day after one of the mass shootings ( I don't remember which one), my brother and sister-in-law posted a 'We are the NRA' picture. That's when I decided that Facebook wasn't for me.
I don't care what your philosophy is. I don't need it shoved in my face. <<Pun intended>>
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@WLS-ITGuy said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
I use Facebook as a way to keep in touch with family and friends who don’t live close to me. I use FB Messenger to talk to my wife throughout the work day. If I wasn’t in IT I doubt I’d have a phone with internet. I’d prefer to be disconnected from the world. I’d rather be on my boat fishing all day.
I was doing that (family and stuff), but honestly, it seems like if people don't move to something else to talk to, not a big deal.
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I have various WhatsApp groups for family and friends, which is perfect for my needs. My niece loves to hear that my daughter won her swimming gala, but a bloke I went to school with who I haven't seen in 20 years really doesn't want to know. So WhatsApp group great, Facebook rubbish.
I just wish Facebook didn't own WhatsApp.
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@Carnival-Boy A wild Carnival Boy appears.
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@Carnival-Boy said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
I have various WhatsApp groups for family and friends, which is perfect for my needs. My niece loves to hear that my daughter won her swimming gala, but a bloke I went to school with who I haven't seen in 20 years really doesn't want to know. So WhatsApp group great, Facebook rubbish.
I just wish Facebook didn't own WhatsApp.
I use WA a little, too. But prefer Telegram. That's where most of my family is.
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@scottalanmiller said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
@WLS-ITGuy said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
I use Facebook as a way to keep in touch with family and friends who don’t live close to me. I use FB Messenger to talk to my wife throughout the work day. If I wasn’t in IT I doubt I’d have a phone with internet. I’d prefer to be disconnected from the world. I’d rather be on my boat fishing all day.
I was doing that (family and stuff), but honestly, it seems like if people don't move to something else to talk to, not a big deal.
15 years ago, before Facebook - what did you use to keep in contact with your family? I don't know about you - buy my answer was - oh yeah - nothing. We didn't stay in contact and we didn't feel like we were missing anything - otherwise we would have found a way to stay in contact.
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@Dashrender said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
@scottalanmiller said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
@WLS-ITGuy said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
I use Facebook as a way to keep in touch with family and friends who don’t live close to me. I use FB Messenger to talk to my wife throughout the work day. If I wasn’t in IT I doubt I’d have a phone with internet. I’d prefer to be disconnected from the world. I’d rather be on my boat fishing all day.
I was doing that (family and stuff), but honestly, it seems like if people don't move to something else to talk to, not a big deal.
15 years ago, before Facebook - what did you use to keep in contact with your family? I don't know about you - buy my answer was - oh yeah - nothing. We didn't stay in contact and we didn't feel like we were missing anything - otherwise we would have found a way to stay in contact.
15 Years ago? Ha... We were using Skype and IRC.
Edit: The old man still runs his own IRC server for like 5 friends.
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@Dashrender said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
@scottalanmiller said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
@WLS-ITGuy said in No Facebook - 30 Days. Go:
I use Facebook as a way to keep in touch with family and friends who don’t live close to me. I use FB Messenger to talk to my wife throughout the work day. If I wasn’t in IT I doubt I’d have a phone with internet. I’d prefer to be disconnected from the world. I’d rather be on my boat fishing all day.
I was doing that (family and stuff), but honestly, it seems like if people don't move to something else to talk to, not a big deal.
15 years ago, before Facebook - what did you use to keep in contact with your family? I don't know about you - buy my answer was - oh yeah - nothing. We didn't stay in contact and we didn't feel like we were missing anything - otherwise we would have found a way to stay in contact.
yeah, that's what I was thinking... we just... didn't.
