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Anyone else here delete their Facebook?
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I could never "get" why people subjected themselves to Facebook.
Now, because I purchased an Oculus Quest VR headset, I am locked in, (probably for two years or more).
This ,and the phone ios, are the biggest downsides to my VR experience. Hate Facebook, but like their rockets.
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Now, because I purchased an Oculus Quest VR headset, I am locked in, (probably for two years or more).
This ,and the phone ios, are the biggest downsides to my VR experience. Hate Facebook, but like their rockets.
a2
Is that thought original or are you just passing it on ? Either way very timely.
I have lived many different lives in many places and have often anguished over the good friends and lovers I left behind. Time and distance intervened and then they were gone.
Guess I'm just in that mood today, and your words really hit the spot. Thank you. a2
No, these are my own thoughts based on my own experience.
Me neither! I don't trust that company, so I don't have neither facebook, instagram nor whatsapp (In México, EVERYONE uses whatsapp).
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I joined Facebook as I like interacting with family and friends, but I have stop getting news update on it. I do make political posts on Facebook, but usually try to stay in the middle as I have a lot of family and friends that are either Democrats or Republicans.
I joined FB in ‘04 when it opened to my school as an undergrad. If memory serves correctly, it was super stripped down, which made it more interesting. It was just a basic profile that let you connect with other students around campus before everyone had smartphones (in my opinion).
I deleted that account a bit after they started opening it up to different age groups, which probably wasn’t long after.
I started a new account for business purposes since inbound marketing is oh so important - except business is good - and I never use it.
I don’t have anything against people enjoying social media, but I haven’t ever gotten “hooked” by it. It’s a chore even thinking I have a FB account. I should probably delete it I guess. Not sure if it matters.
I deleted that account a bit after they started opening it up to different age groups, which probably wasn’t long after.
I started a new account for business purposes since inbound marketing is oh so important - except business is good - and I never use it.
I don’t have anything against people enjoying social media, but I haven’t ever gotten “hooked” by it. It’s a chore even thinking I have a FB account. I should probably delete it I guess. Not sure if it matters.
Not deleted, but not used regularly for a couple of years now, just to see family stuff, infrequently.
I’m not a fan of WhatsApp. I used it briefly but long since deleted it.Me neither! I don't trust that company, so I don't have neither facebook, instagram nor whatsapp (In México, EVERYONE uses whatsapp).
WhatsApp is something I find very useful when abroad observing elections, as it is an excellent way of keeping in touch with colleagues and sharing thoughts or raising issues with them.
Apart from that, I hardly ever use it, and, were it not for its use in such situations, would be inclined to forego it eternally.
Yes, 12 years ago. I was on Instagram for a very short time in 2017, but deleted as soon I found out it was owned by Facebleck.
I was on Instagram for a very short time in 2017, but deleted as soon I found out it was owned by Facebleck.
Yes, not something that I approve of.
To be perfectly honest, even though I have the iPhone SE - and it is a very nice piece of equipment - at least once a week, I debate returning to the world of dumb phones.
Actually, I only ever use the smart phone for phone calls, texts, (and yes, being able to check bus and train timetables is useful), but I must admit that I deeply dislike the online elements of this device.
I never use it for email (my MBA more than suffices), and as for reading something online, again, I would prefer to use my portable computer rather than torture my eyes.
For music, I have an excellent mp3 player - no longer Apple, as iTunes is a pain, and the iPod classic has been discontinued, although it was the "halo" effect of the iPod Classic that introduced me to the world of Apple in the first instance.
WhatsApp has been very useful abroad; but, I cannot abide it.
I only joined it as a friend moved somewhere he couldn’t get a signal on his stupid android phone.
I just got reminded this evening of another stupidity associated with FB and social media in general. Putting yourself out for judgment something I have been called out of as well as guilty of in the past.
Specifically a former colleague of mine posted a rather provocative interview with George Monbiot for which I wanted to react by calling her and her husband out. I refrained but won't say any more here lest this gets transferred to PRSI. I didn't though.
Specifically a former colleague of mine posted a rather provocative interview with George Monbiot for which I wanted to react by calling her and her husband out. I refrained but won't say any more here lest this gets transferred to PRSI. I didn't though.
Wise decision, I'd imagine.
Once upon a distant time, if you wished to do that, you sat at your desk, took up a pen, and - depending on your state of mind and/or state of inebriation, attempted to gather your thoughts with a view to putting those selfsame thoughts on paper.
Even if you used a new-fangled type-writer, you still had to wait to the next day to actually post that outburst to its intended recipient; that involved walking (or driving) to the post office, purchasing a stamp and sending the missive on its way.
Very often, especially if the reaction had been ever so slightly intemperate, the cold dawning light of the following morning was usually more than sufficient to act as a deterrent and dissuade one form taking this any further.
Unfortunately, modern social media allows for the release of an immediate response, when, sometimes, second thoughts, or third thoughts may be more appropriate, given the circumstances.
i have tendency to skip selective chunks of technology. Keep some. so example; for the most part I skipped the whole DVD thingy.
I agree on selective tech-skip. I have skipped the cell phone. I have an account and do have one in my car for emergency, but never carry. a2
Agreed.
However, it is wonderfully liberating to head out somewhere without it.
Yesterday, I charged up my phone, and totally forgot about it when I headed out on a few errands yesterday afternoon and indeed, forgot about it again, for it was still plugged in, when I headed out earlier today, to the farmers' market.
Bliss.