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[aurora77]

I'm leaving Facebook in steps. I posted a few days ago about it so people there would have a heads up. I've removed everything I could that I've been tagged in. I've removed as much information as I can. All apps, groups, likes, etc. Today I removed all my friends. I'll deactivate the account tomorrow.

Facebook just takes too much time to manage and the content to noise ratio is pretty bad. I know it's the only way I had to keep in contact with a few people, but it's just not worth the amount of time and all the privacy risks. Meaningful communication is hard enough online without 420-character limits.

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[thalass.livejournal.com]

I only got my FB account because }}i{{ has one and wanted to add me as her husband. But then i found most of my high school friends on there, so i'm more or less stuck with it as far as talking to them goes. Same goes for alot of my family. But i avoid those applications like the plague for the privacy reasons and have only put in the minimum info required, with all the security settings turned up.

I do think it's affected me, though. It's quite hard to write up more than one or two paragraphs nowdays. I'm trying to wean myself off but it is hard. Good on you, Rora!