I had been doing that for a few weeks now, but I don't agree with Facebook anymore and by passively using their products I am telling them that their actions are ok.

By deleting completely and going to alternatives, that's how we tell them it's not ok.

Did it 4 years ago. Saved a backup of my data, deactivated, and then completely deleted. Yes there will always be a reason to have facebook around, but 4 years on, missing out on all those little reasons people use to defend facebook didn't end up materializing in any meaningful inconvenience or obstacle to living without it.

Yup, exactly what I am doing. I posted that I am deleting my account in 30 days, and linked my SpaceHey profile for people to sign up there and friend request me if they want to stay connected on social media.

Got a backup being generated right now by Facebook of all my data, and will be permanently deleting it after that.

I used to do this, precisely because I feared losing my Facebook contacts. Messenger is very efficient & light, but once I realized how much I used other (although heavier) mssg apps instead, I saw no need for anything else. Mssg app for international family and friends, SMS for local, LinkedIn, Slack, Skype for work.

There are so many app alternatives out there (that are as well built technically) that you don’t need to rely on anything from Facebook's ecosystem anymore. Give it a try, no disappointments

Yeah same, it's pretty nice that like Messenger app and their site Messenger.com exists to just totally avoid the feed and everything aspect of Facebook.