Facebook luddite page

[sbhikes]

I've managed to make it all this time without facebook. Do you think I should join? Is there any way to join and not really be you? I hate the whole nosy big brother aspect of it.

[Owly]

I have a friend who has a FB profile that's pretty disconnected from her real-world self. False name, no contact info given, no friending family members or co-workers.

[Calibunny]

Don't do it. I created an account about 5 years ago, so I could see come pictures a friend posted. Next thing I knew, I was getting all these friend requests, sometimes from people I didn't even know! Now I never log into my FB account, and I am seriously thinking of deleting it. I have NO INTEREST in what all those people are doing, and I dont like the idea of people knowing what I'm doing or where I am, etc.

Facebook seems like a teeny bopper activity. OK I just convinced myself, I'm deleting my account.

[jakey]

there's no point in trying to maintain anonymity if you're going to join.

if you join, it will take over your life. bwahahahahah... serious waste of hours.

[Grok]

There is no way I would ever create a FB account.

I do have a Google+ account though.

[Legbiter]

Far as I can tell Facebook is most egregiously used by women aged 12-30 as an ego masterbator. They post the most inane of bullshit statuses, followed by memes making the rounds within the herd, as well as cute animal youtube clips and feed relentlessly off of the "likes" and the effortless herbivore male attention they get. Throw in smartphones to enable constant attention-whoring even when away from their desktops and the results get interesting.

[Owly]

There is no way I would ever create a FB account.

I do have a Google+ account though.

Oh, so you're a Google employee, are you?

But really, with Google's track record on privacy protection, I don't think there's much difference except for the number of users.

[Miscellangela]

I actually use FB for two reasons : to watch all my cousins' kids grow up (we're all scattered across the country), and to get personal training advice from reknown powerlifting coaches (also far away).

But, whatever. It is what you make it.

[Crabbcakes]

I don't do nuthin' - no Facebook, no Twitter, no blog, no thousands of photos up on the internet, no whatever else there is out there... except for the MDA, and even here I have no pics. I actually just started emailing a few months ago for the very first time, too, but only a handful of relatives have that info, and they are the ones I actually like enough to have over for a stay.

I know the computer conferences hubby goes to say that privacy is long dead, but I don't intend to make it easy for John Q. Public. And I guess I just don't get the thing where your whole life has to be up on some photonic version of a big screen for the enjoyment of the world.

If you had a clear "purpose" for being there, like Miscellangela and powerlifting, strong maybe. Otherwise - nah.

[Greensprout]

I don't have a FB account either, and really don't plan to do so, though at times I briefly consider it. No interest in posting personal or family photos there, or keeping updates. I know my mom and probably everyone else in the family is on, but I know how to contact them if I want to. Or have photos to share.

What annoys me is how so many businesses put their stuff on FB, like specials and promotions and so on, and you have to be a FB member to access their information. WTF? Seriously?