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74. I'm not quitting Facebook, but I don't really use it in the same way that most people do I guess.

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 02:37 PM

Dec 2011

I was reluctant to sign up for Facebook. I didn't until one of the bosses of the big company that employs my boss and our company said we all had to join. I just figured I better not post anything that I didn't want the whole world to know (duh). Anyway, I ran into old friends that I had lost touch with, just like everyone else, but then something really cool happened to me. I love animals. I have 3 big dogs and 4 cats. I saw others posting about trying to save this dog or that cat and realized I could actually help out. I hooked up with a local rescue group and met a bunch of like minded folks who I never knew before. I found out I could help out by doing rescue transports. Sometimes after work I go to the local shelter, and pick up a rescued dog, or several of them and drive them up the next county and meet another driver. I also sometimes attend adoption events. Anyway, in my humble opinion, the 'cool kids' are not quiting Facebook. I always felt bad about not being able to rescue and adopt another animal, but one can only do so much in their own home. Facebook as become very useful to the rescue community in my area, and from what I see it's working accross the nation too.

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All the Cool Kids Are Quitting Facebook [View all] Dover Dec 2011 OP

Big whoop. I created a phony FB account shift happens Dec 2011 #1

what to you plan to do with this info? Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2011 #3

Um...no. Just looking up people from high school shift happens Dec 2011 #5

I have at least 20 phony friends. ileus Dec 2011 #83

I quit Facebook before quitting Facebook was cool Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2011 #2

Facebook (and Twitter) have been very useful for the Occupy Movement Matariki Dec 2011 #4

Damn skippy! shift happens Dec 2011 #6

Do you think that OWS cares? FB and Twitter are tools to publicize actions... Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #28

Is there a ham radio equivalent of the Internet or texting? shift happens Dec 2011 #29

ha! indeed! katty Dec 2011 #78

Wouldn't a web page work as well? frazzled Dec 2011 #8

Personally speaking... Javaman Dec 2011 #47

I don't "do" anything or "have" anything on FB, but I joined so tblue37 Dec 2011 #7

That's it in a nutshell Beartracks Dec 2011 #10

That's about the only reason I use it, too. GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #49

Thank you Missy Vixen Dec 2011 #54

local places actually put up who is playing this weekend Johonny Dec 2011 #99

The coolest kids never joined in the first place cyberswede Dec 2011 #9

Agreed Harmony Blue Dec 2011 #11

We can?!?! MrCoffee Dec 2011 #110

Well, I'm a Words with Friends addict so I'm not leaving. lady lib Dec 2011 #12

I have never been, nor have I ever wished to be, what amounts to "cool" these days... ScreamingMeemie Dec 2011 #14

I do words with friends from my smartphone app... no FB account required. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2011 #27

You can play Words Control-Z Dec 2011 #81

I do now. Thanks! nt lady lib Dec 2011 #93

You're welcome! Control-Z Dec 2011 #96

6 games going right now. lady lib Dec 2011 #107

Umm growth is still growth.. It may simply be that the US market is saturated.. ddeclue Dec 2011 #13

I'm super cool! tabasco Dec 2011 #15

lol figures quinnox Dec 2011 #16

I will remain there until the next big thing... nt Modern_Matthew Dec 2011 #17

You know what's cool? MilesColtrane Dec 2011 #18

I never joined under my real name - but even my fake name quit Facebook a few months ago slay Dec 2011 #19

Facebook is a place for shift happens Dec 2011 #20

I should quit it liskddksil Dec 2011 #21

i joined facebook 3 years ago at the DesertFlower Dec 2011 #22

Update: Hi, everyone! shift happens Dec 2011 #23

stop! quinnox Dec 2011 #25

Update: The length of my shit was... shift happens Dec 2011 #26

Pretty Short, Actually.... The Magistrate Dec 2011 #38

I live thousands of miles away from my family clyrc Dec 2011 #24

I live on a farm and I love being able to keep up with friends Tumbulu Dec 2011 #59

how about those of us who never joined ? JI7 Dec 2011 #30

You're like the people who never went to church before Jesus raptured off all the good Christians. Bucky Dec 2011 #82

Cool by whose definition? cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #31

Not mine. GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #50

+ 100 nt Mojorabbit Dec 2011 #53

Just signed up libodem Dec 2011 #32

Wait...LOL...does this mean I quit Facebook before quitting Facebook was cool? Hahahaha... iris27 Dec 2011 #33

It would be nice if there was a reasonable alternative starroute Dec 2011 #34

how was google dickish about g+? Tunkamerica Dec 2011 #35

Their "real names" policy starroute Dec 2011 #87

oh yeah Tunkamerica Dec 2011 #104

Most Overrated Site on the Web DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #36

Facebook is like any other community website..what you get out of it is what you put into it. AnOhioan Dec 2011 #37

Right on AnOhioan Americana Dec 2011 #94

New Facebook app judges which of your friends to dump dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #39

I never bothered signing on. Ship of Fools Dec 2011 #40

tagging for 16 yr old son. i dont let kids do facebook seabeyond Dec 2011 #41

I signed up to see pics that my son puts up there, BUT SoCalDem Dec 2011 #51

facebook barbtries Dec 2011 #42

I quit Facebook and am all the better for it. Marrah_G Dec 2011 #43

Does that mean you somehow became worse when you joined? tranche Dec 2011 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author tranche Dec 2011 #61

The drama in my life increased Marrah_G Dec 2011 #108

well, i do what i want whether it's "cool" or not... Scout Dec 2011 #44

With "innovation" like Facebook, no wonder this country is losing so much ground. Romulox Dec 2011 #45

how is it a waste of time? reggie the dog Dec 2011 #88

That sounds like anything but a waste. That's not how 99.999999% of people use it, though. nt Romulox Dec 2011 #109

I love FB - and one great reason to read it: George Takei's posts :) The Straight Story Dec 2011 #46

Takei is the bomb FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #97

I never joined, so I guess I'm really cool Luciferous Dec 2011 #48

Facebook is the most revolutionary mode of communication since the radio and telephone. RadiationTherapy Dec 2011 #52

I agree. sibelian Dec 2011 #73

+1 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #102

Facebook isn't growing very much because most people are already on it Freddie Stubbs Dec 2011 #55

That was my thought...they've reached a huge percentage of the market. Atman Dec 2011 #70

You know what I think is cool? Hating that people make decisions based on whatever is 'cool'. redqueen Dec 2011 #56

Too many privacy concerns pokerfan Dec 2011 #57

funny - I deleted everything I have ever posted on FB yesterday Mosby Dec 2011 #58

Pstt. I'm re-joining Facebook. You know why? Because it's pretty well agreed that quitting is cool. tranche Dec 2011 #62

If all the cool kids quit, then those remaining will by default become cool. Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #63

I met a great number of previoulsy un-known family Maraya1969 Dec 2011 #64

Oh, look, and now all the DU Cool Kids will crow about how they never joined PVnRT Dec 2011 #65

Facebook's Primary Functionality Was Already In Existence Yavin4 Dec 2011 #66

I've never been a cool Kid WolverineDG Dec 2011 #67

A stealth user bikebloke Dec 2011 #68

All the cool kids never got on Facebook in the first place. nt msanthrope Dec 2011 #69

I really seriously hate how every page on the Internet now Initech Dec 2011 #71

Yup! Plucketeer Dec 2011 #77

I think Facebook overkill is what's causing people to leave. Initech Dec 2011 #80

The problem with FaceBook is people who are only semi-friends DaveJ Dec 2011 #72

I'm not quitting Facebook, but I don't really use it in the same way that most people do I guess. iscooterliberally Dec 2011 #74

That IS cool marzipanni Dec 2011 #91

Your post IS cool! iscooterliberally Dec 2011 #92

DU3 Smilies link here - some fun new ones marzipanni Dec 2011 #106

If you have trouble dealing with your friends and family on facebook... bluedigger Dec 2011 #75

Facebook and Google, the largest spam advertisers and personal info sellers in the world... onehandle Dec 2011 #76

i am trying tumblr.com katty Dec 2011 #79

So are they going to Google Plus? Bucky Dec 2011 #84

I'm a geo bachelor tinymontgomery Dec 2011 #85

Well, I guess there's one demographic who will be using two soup cans and a string... LanternWaste Dec 2011 #86

I quit facebook after a month Eliminator Dec 2011 #89

all the cool folk never fell for Facebook Skittles Dec 2011 #90

This just in! Wait Wut Dec 2011 #95

DU is my facebook. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #98

Is it even possible for facebook to shrink? JoeyT Dec 2011 #100

I like Facebook and will continue to use it. Sherman A1 Dec 2011 #101

The release of Skyrim has all but eliminated my Facebooking. MrSlayer Dec 2011 #103

Facebook is a handy tool. Swede Dec 2011 #105