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SergeStorms

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3. I started an account....

Reply to BeneteauBum (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 03:31 PM

Apr 14

a long time ago after caving in to family pressure. I woke up the next morning with 80+ people who wanted me to "friend" them, none of which I knew.
I could see immediately that it was not a place where information would be safe and immediately closed my account.

If someone wants to talk, write etc. there are other ways to do that. I'm 77, and do not want to be totally accessible to every asshole on the planet.

There will be no "social media" for me, thank you! 😁

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Response to a Sarah Fuckaby post on FB [View all] Horse with no Name Apr 14 OP

I don't waste my time with Facebook. BeneteauBum Apr 14 #1

I started an account.... SergeStorms Apr 14 #3

Yep BeneteauBum Apr 14 #4

Maybe....just maybe.... SergeStorms Apr 14 #5

I think "unfriending" sounds ridiculously juvenile Skittles Apr 14 #7

Perhaps.....I wouldn't know BeneteauBum Apr 14 #9

oh I haven't either Skittles Apr 14 #10

I didn't unfriend anyone. SergeStorms Apr 15 #11

love the "privacy controls" Skittles Apr 15 #12

Exactly. SergeStorms Apr 16 #13

Or, y'know EuterpeThelo Apr 14 #2

I've used social media since the beginning GenThePerservering Apr 14 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Apr 14 #8