That's how you use FB. I avoid arguments there (though inevitably I get into one once in a while) but it's a hugely important social outlet for me. I've got a lot of wholly virtual relationships that go back years, and trying to organize them into other channels would be a major headache. I know quite a few of my other friends on other platforms/forums, but the very generality of FB (vs the extreme siloing of most websites) is an asset despite its many flaws.

That's a strange generalization of how Facebook is used. Personally, I never get into arguments on there and seldom see any of my friends do.

See I'm the exact opposite. Outlook.com and DuckDuckGo are working just fine for me, but when my friends are having a get-together, it's an event on Facebook. When my sister takes pictures of my niece, they're on Facebook.

I instituted a personal policy a long while back of never friending someone on Facebook that I don't know more than casually in real life. That means my friends list is limited to actual, real friends (and coworkers), and there's a distinct lack of stupid online arguments.

..that's what Reddit and Hacker News are for :)

> Deleting your FB account actually is a lot easier than most people imagine.

What about deleting the always listening FB spyware craplet that comes pre-installed on your non-rootable phone? How easy is that?

Everything is relative, but to me, throwing that phone to thrash bin and buying a rootable/non-fb-craplet-pre-installed phone instead does not sound overtly complicated.