I was one of those folks but I made the jump and glad I did. Most seem to search before posting the inevitable ‘is it normal that my power is different…’ and when it’s not, other users always oblige by providing a link to a related thread.
I check in to FB every once in a while but, honestly, this is way cooler.
Can you imagine the number of individual posts for WWDD?!
I use FB to keep up with my 2 cycling clubs and a few other groups. For the cycling clubs they use FB to promote upcoming events and to post cancellations due to weather. This is very handy for me.
What I have done however is remove myself from the FB Zwift riders and Zwift Racers groups. Just too much crap being posted.
We use meetup a lot too. Threw my wife for a loop when she saw me using it, she thought it was a dating app. When I showed her the page was for Wordpress users she was like… “ who would date a Wordpress user??”
I have done similarly. I originally started using FB again to keep up with the local cycling club since it’s their only means of communicating the routes each week.
I completely agree. Surround yourself with like minded individuals to help keep you motivated. I realize that with everything moderation, however it’s your online experience so keeping it positive is key since all too often it turns into a rabbit hole.
I had about 500 friends on facebook, most of which i couldn’t care less if i ever spoke to again. Quite a few were people i’d met once in passing for example.
I went on a deleting spree and got that number down to 50 people.
I’d find myself constantly checking facebook, so decided to ditch it.
I log in every few days just to check if i’ve got any notifications or messages, but i don’t go down the news feed anymore. My local cycling group is on there, and that’s the main reason i log in really, just to see if there’s any messages about rides etc.
After all the exposure I’m not sure why anyone would remain on FB. It’s a cesspool…value what little privacy you have left, if we don’t fight back there won’t be any option.
Yep, got rid of FB early this year, it took a good few weeks to break the habit but pleased I did it. I only use this forum and Whats app for close friends/family and work
Ditched it some ten or more years ago… used it when people used to say whats Facebook and others were using things like myspace… when it became popular it was time to dump, didn’t like direction it was going! Have never missed it, I probably wouldn’t recognise it today!
It’s become somewhat passive aggressive politically; a lot of ads; fundraising; and a portion of my friends are clearly there to self promote themselves.
It’s re-assuring to know I’m not the only one because some people would give me a queer look when I talked about how worthless and troublesome FB can be. I didn’t sign on from November of 2017 to November of 2018 and that was a great decision. I’ve signed on a couple times since then to get involved in a discussion about our local IMBA chapter. Each of those times I made it a point to not scroll through my news feed.