If your not a Facebook person , why ?

[AdamEfimoff]

 

[AdamEfimoff]

Our family does not use FB for multiple reasons, one being destruction of our family unit. Too many outside influence and distractions, unnecessary junk.

It is blocked on our actual router, so even people who use our WiFi will not be able to access it (sorry friends!)

Our children do not have social media accounts, completely unnecessary.

I agree with your reasoning but does Dreams do the same?

 

[ChristmasElf]

I have 2 Facebook pages and at least once a week I pledge to give up at least 1 of them.
Two of my grown children are well known, 1 has a high profile job and the other is famous, so I help with one of the pages for that one.

My main page is the one I use to post a few pics and keep in touch with friends. I have a somewhat crazy life that I can’t post too much about for safety reasons. (this sucks as sometimes we go to really great places but, if we posted about all the places we went, the people we spend time with, the way we travel, etc. ) it can be too much for friends and family to take. In the beginning, when I first joined Facebook, I would post more pics and comments, but I found I was losing 3-4 friends per week so I ended that. Plus, DH was concerned for our daughters safety.

 

[Skywalker]

I think now I get the concept of "facebragging" lol.

 

[Cubbiecakes]

I use Facebook. But you know they sell all of your data to medical and advertisers right?

The common misconception is that you are Facebook's customers. You are not.

You are their product.

Facebook's customers are advertisers, to whom Facebook sells access to you and your personal data.

 

[AdamEfimoff]

The common misconception is that you are Facebook's customers. You are not.

You are their product.

Facebook's customers are advertisers, to whom Facebook sells access to you and your personal data.

There was a video on the checkout an Australian tv show. That explained this well. Too lazy to share. The funny thing is they are not doing a good job. They need to do much better with my personal info. Keep getting Macca's ads. I do not eat fast food

 

[luvsJack]

Our family does not use FB for multiple reasons, one being destruction of our family unit. Too many outside influence and distractions, unnecessary junk.

It is blocked on our actual router, so even people who use our WiFi will not be able to access it (sorry friends!)

Our children do not have social media accounts, completely unnecessary.

Totally your choice and your family but how exactly does it destroy the family unit?



It’s just a tool or a form of entertainment. A lot of people don’t like it and don’t use it and there really is nothing wrong with that. But it’s so widespread that so much information is exchanged through Facebook. Especially with groups like sports teams, school groups, reunion planning, etc. Seems like it would be beneficial to have an account even if there were only an extremely small group of friends or pages followed.

 

[Praying Colonel]

I check Facebook about twice/week. I like keeping up with what old friends are doing, and our neighborhood has a FB group that is good for getting out info. But I hate the political posts, I hate Vaguebooking, I hate being used for game invites, etc. I find it boring and if I get a lot of that stuff from someone's feed, I unfollow them.

 

[kimmar067]

....not even REMOTELY interested in FB.

 

[kimmar067]

....And I actively avoid anything my employees post on social media. So much there I'd rather not know.......

....OMG, so true!!!

 

[Action City]

I think now I get the concept of "facebragging" lol.

Yeah, it's exactly like that post.

 

[kimmar067]

I don’t do Facebook. Signed up but the name should of been brag book, not Facebook....

 

[Action City]

Our family does not use FB for multiple reasons, one being destruction of our family unit. Too many outside influence and distractions, unnecessary junk.

It is blocked on our actual router, so even people who use our WiFi will not be able to access it (sorry friends!)

Our children do not have social media accounts, completely unnecessary.

Facebook is a tool, nothing more. It is what you make it. "Destruction of the family unit"? Really?

 

[kimmar067]

My social media is the DIS and has been for 18 years...

*DITTO*

 

[Cubbiecakes]

I hate being used for game invites, etc.

When I add a Friend, I immediately add their name to the Block App invites list. Haven’t seen those stupid Facebook game in years.

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

I am not, and let me say I think it would be real cool to see what everyone is doing from different times in yuor life, but its more important for me to be off the grid

I agree.
Plus, I really don't care if your Cat was just too cute today, or the Service Desk person at Target wasn't nice

 

[Praying Colonel]

When I add a Friend, I immediately add their name to the Block App invites list. Haven’t seen those stupid Facebook game in years.

Yep, I know I can do that, but I hate having to go through that right at the beginning. I guess my thinking is that if I trust them that little to start filtering them before we've interacted at all, why am I accepting their friend request?

 

[torene03]

I posted in other thread why I don't do FB. It started off as cute and fun, but overall I'd say it's a waste of time. When my sole reason for being there is to see who the latest train wreck is, then it's time for me to do something else.

HAHA that's why I come to the DIS!!

 

[MSPeeler]

Totally your choice and your family but how exactly does it destroy the family unit?



It’s just a tool or a form of entertainment. A lot of people don’t like it and don’t use it and there really is nothing wrong with that. But it’s so widespread that so much information is exchanged through Facebook. Especially with groups like sports teams, school groups, reunion planning, etc. Seems like it would be beneficial to have an account even if there were only an extremely small group of friends or pages followed.

Facebook is a tool, nothing more. It is what you make it. "Destruction of the family unit"? Really?

OP asked MY reasoning, and that is it. It caused trouble in our family, and was not worth it. It may be a tool to some, but to others it can lead to more of an obsession.

 

[Tattylou]

I have no social media. I had a legitimate stalker for about 5 years when I was a teen/early 20s. In 2001, he apologized for stalking me and I had not heard from him again. Until he sent an anonymous letter in a card to my job 2 years ago on my birthday. I would know the hand writing and the things referenced anywhere, it was him. So, I am off the grid to avoid him mainly. He is a very unstable person. He actually committed a pretty serious crime in the 90s