Re:Ask HN: Is There an Alternative to Facebook?
by martinrlzd on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:41PM
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I quit Facebook a few years ago and never looked back.
Before leaving Facebook, FOMO was a thing for me. But after I had left for a few month, I realized that life on Facebook had hardly anything to do with offline life.
The alternative for me is to ask people for their phone number, and keep contact via WhatsApp or Telegram with them, if I feel it was worth staying in touch. Definitely harder than just "be friends" on Facebook, but way more real.
Before leaving Facebook, FOMO was a thing for me. But after I had left for a few month, I realized that life on Facebook had hardly anything to do with offline life.
The alternative for me is to ask people for their phone number, and keep contact via WhatsApp or Telegram with them, if I feel it was worth staying in touch. Definitely harder than just "be friends" on Facebook, but way more real.