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LittleGirl

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48. I just can't

Wed Nov 27, 2019, 12:55 AM

Nov 2019

I live 5000 miles away from home so I need it to communicate with my family and friends. Nobody uses email anymore.
When my 87 yr old mother is gone, maybe then I'll stop using it. But she doesn't know how to use any other platform so facebook it is.

I've locked mine down pretty tight. I'm an old IT person so I can tweak it so that nobody can abuse me on it and I've unfriended most of the dumpster people I knew.

And it saved my health. I found some facebook groups that discuss my thyroid disease and their tips and doctor recommendations (when I lived in the states) helped me find a doctor that helped me regain my poor health. For that, I'm forever grateful to the facebook community of helpers out there.

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Deleted my Facebook account a week ago -- crazy how addictive it was [View all] Recursion Nov 2019 OP

I hate the likes follows/friends part of social media JonLP24 Nov 2019 #1

Congrats... hlthe2b Nov 2019 #2

I rarely go on Facebook. There's little about it that attracts me to it. Kaleva Nov 2019 #3

Every single person I know is addicted to Facebook. I saw dewsgirl Nov 2019 #4

I broke with too, and am elated. Congrats! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2019 #5

Good for you! Vdizzle Nov 2019 #6

Congratulations Roy Rolling Nov 2019 #7

I deactivated mine over a year ago Dennis Donovan Nov 2019 #8

I DID THE SAME ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, COULDN'T TAKE THE tRUMP LOVERS ANYMORE. katmondoo Nov 2019 #16

Facebook Nuffer Nov 2019 #9

I leave every year during February bluedye33139 Nov 2019 #10

Facebook is a corporate tracking device Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #11

Facebook are scum of course The King of Prussia Nov 2019 #12

Actually Novosibirsk is a very interesting city, and the area around it is pangaia Nov 2019 #44

major center for science, too Kali Nov 2019 #46

It's a really cool place, especially in winter. pangaia Nov 2019 #47

Hmmm The King of Prussia Nov 2019 #57

My 2 probably favorite cities are Kyoto and St Petersburg. pangaia Nov 2019 #60

Facebook execs are pure evil Johnny2X2X Nov 2019 #13

A smart move in every way. defacto7 Nov 2019 #14

Found DownriverDem Nov 2019 #15

My wife and I quit ours years ago. Have not regretted it one bit. Augiedog Nov 2019 #17

I am on it True Blue American Nov 2019 #36

I quit using fascistbook years ago, twitter & snap are the only thing I us to keeo in touch. nt yaesu Nov 2019 #18

Anything that weakens not strengthens the monster and his corporate sponsors dalton99a Nov 2019 #19

Good for you! Now if we can a few million more on board Thekaspervote Nov 2019 #20

If People Left Parties Like They Leave Facebook DaDeacon Nov 2019 #21

I see you didn't read my post Recursion Nov 2019 #23

"Sorry if you don't understand that decision or rather I fear you have chosen to ignore it." LanternWaste Nov 2019 #42

Lol. cwydro Nov 2019 #52

I guess everyone's experience with Facebook is different PatSeg Nov 2019 #22

everything in moderation maxsolomon Nov 2019 #24

I'm waiting for the Facebook police to cut me off for this... Heartstrings Nov 2019 #25

I wish I could AkFemDem Nov 2019 #26

I left 5 years ago but sure miss all the pictures of the casseroles my relatives posted Canoe52 Nov 2019 #27

Or the recipes! True Blue American Nov 2019 #37

RW nutjobs were already driving me crazy, just after Obama's election lambchopp59 Nov 2019 #28

I find DU more time consuming! LeftInTX Nov 2019 #29

Good for you seta1950 Nov 2019 #30

I deactivated mine, waited a month, Ilsa Nov 2019 #31

Deleted my Facebook a couple years back... Catch2.2 Nov 2019 #32

When Facebook first appeared Aussie105 Nov 2019 #33

I've largely stopped using it. I gave up screaming into the air about GOP+Trump. :p NCLefty Nov 2019 #34

Seems to be the new DU purity test. pintobean Nov 2019 #35

People seem to get really defensive about it Recursion Nov 2019 #38

Amused, not defensive. pintobean Nov 2019 #39

It must be. cwydro Nov 2019 #53

lol pintobean Nov 2019 #55

I know; it's very funny. cwydro Nov 2019 #56

Posted by someone who's made 54,000 posts here... brooklynite Nov 2019 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Nov 2019 #40

Never Ingersollman Nov 2019 #41

I Weaned myself off earlier this year from looking at it multiple times a day. kimbutgar Nov 2019 #43

I use FB a lot, professionally, which also happens to be pangaia Nov 2019 #45

I just can't LittleGirl Nov 2019 #48

that's great your mom uses fb orleans Nov 2019 #49

I lived with Mom LittleGirl Nov 2019 #50

I have an account, but... Aquaria Nov 2019 #51

I like it very much for my hobbies Sherman A1 Nov 2019 #54

I wonder how gambling machine research Nature Man Nov 2019 #58