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In reply to the discussion: I cancelled my Facebook account today. [View all]Captain Stern
(2,201 posts)I've been on Facebook for over ten years.
I have about a hundred 'friends' on Facebook. I've never added people to my friends list just because we went to high school together, or college together, or that we once worked at the same place, or used to live on the same street. I've never made anyone on Facebook a 'friend' that I wouldn't happily invite into my actual home.
Each, and every, one the people on my friends list is someone that I actually want to be in contact with. We share photos of our grandkids, or landscaping, or something we find humorous.
It's been a good experience for me. On the few occasions that I've had someone that shared a lot of political links, I simply hid those sources. Problem solved.
And as far as Facebook being "open to everyone"...it generally is. But, surely, you couldn't have expected to be able to see everyone else's posts and pictures without sharing your own.
I suppose quitting Facebook is sort of like being banished. But it's not exactly the same as being banished at all. Being banished means you got kicked out. Quitting means you left on our own. So, essentially, you have chosen not to follow your friends or family on Facebook. That's not necessarily a good thing, or bad thing, but the choice was yours.