Re:Facebook is slowly eating the rest of the Internet
by Chathamization on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @10:21AM
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I'm on it, but still get asked all the time why I'm not on it. It seems like if you're not posting and commenting all the time people forget you exist.
Re:Facebook is slowly eating the rest of the Internet
by u_me_him on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @09:57AM
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Every time I'm asked why I'm not on facebook I just say I don't need it. They usually never ask again and I have no problem keeping in touch with friends by text message even if they are heavy facebook users.
Re:Facebook is slowly eating the rest of the Internet
by bcook on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @09:59AM
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For me, having an FB account and not actively using it daily (hourly?) was similar to a crack-addict not using free crack that is put in their face.
It was like removing the carrot-dangling-from-a-stick when I left Facebook.
1) So I don't get questions about why I'm not on Facebook.
2) To let friends tag me in pictures (and see what pictures are being posted of me).
3) To let friends invite me to parties through Facebook.
4) See pictures of friends' babies.
I think it's good to have a Facebook account. It lets people push stuff to you, and more often I'm seeing invitations coming exclusively through FB. But I personally don't think you're missing anything by not actively using it.
Likewise, LinkedIn can be nice to keep tabs on past colleagues, not those you were close to obviously, but those on your periphery. You don't need to participate in the community to get the biggest benefit, IMO.