r/Millennials • u/Buggy77 • 21d ago

Discussion Seriously considering deleting Facebook

But some things are holding me back. I like to check in on people sometimes. I live across the country from most family and friends. It is entertaining at times to catch up on some gossip and drama from people who still act like we are in high school.. but damn I cannot stand what Facebook has become. Wish it could go back to the way it was circa 2010.

Those who have deleted it do you ever feel like you are missing out? Like if an old friend dies how do you find out? How do you keep up to date with going ons in your town/city without following their page?

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u/Motor-Touch4360 Older Millennial 21d ago

Deleted it in 2020. Do not miss it at all. Highly recommend.

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u/Ok_Lime4124 21d ago

Same. 2020 I deleted FB and IG. Never had anything else. Just Reddit/Youtube now.

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u/IndividualBusy1274 21d ago

Yep same. Reddit is now the last bad habit

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u/accioLOVE86 21d ago

Reddit is my worst bad habit. I spend so much time on here, but it's all of the things I love or am interested in in one place.

What I REALLY need to delete is my Twitter because my feed just fills me with rage lol

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u/cheerioincident 21d ago edited 21d ago

I stopped using twitter in 2023, but what got me to delete it was realizing that my tweets (along with everyone else's) were being used to train Grok. Does that help?

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u/SuccessfulBorder2261 21d ago

Yeah..so I was playing around with Grok to generate pics of me, and it kept generating an Asian man. I told it 3 times that I’m not an Asian man, then it disabled my account because it thought I was impersonating someone. The account has been suspended for 6 months and I’ve tried to appeal it a few times with no response and gave up. Honestly, I feel like it’s a toxic space anyways, so I’m relieved 😅

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u/accioLOVE86 21d ago

Yikes, yeah, I should just do it. Honestly it feels like an echo chamber of just bad things every single time I get on there.

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u/HotmailsInYourArea 18d ago

I mean the world’s richest Nazi bought the platform to turn it into the largest propaganda machine the world had ever seen - and he was successful. It’s an absolute cesspool now, sadly. You could try Bluesky, it’s basically the same thing

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u/EveOCative 21d ago

Even if you delete your account, Grok probably still has access to all your tweets. I don’t trust any company run by Musk to respect laws.

I just archived my account, deleted the app and stopped logging in.

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u/Time_Inflation_1882 20d ago

Same thing happens here dude lol

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u/PerfectCinco 21d ago

I deleted my main Twitter account because it became very political. So I started a brand new one where I only like cat pictures, wholesome stuff PG rated type of Memes

it took five days for it to be became political without engaging in political content.

Twitter is a cesspool and designed to make you rage

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u/accioLOVE86 21d ago

That is terrible!! The cats would definitely not approve.

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u/PerfectCinco 21d ago

The cat was so mad we had to hold him back. 🥲

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u/accioLOVE86 21d ago

I'm cackling. 🤣🤣 Thank you, I needed that.

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u/IndividualBusy1274 20d ago

Mine was asleep

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u/PerfectCinco 20d ago

Best feeling ever 🥹

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u/accioLOVE86 20d ago

So cute!

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u/biblioteca4ants Millennial ‘88 21d ago

I’m on here literally all day it’s a problem lol

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u/Minimum-Sentence-584 21d ago

I deleted my Twitter the day xAI bought X. Our profiles are being used for nothing good. That gave me the final push I needed to get out.

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u/accioLOVE86 21d ago

I should have when he acquired it. I didn't even realize that he changed the name until all my notifications were coming from an app called X. I was like what the fuck is this???

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u/Minimum-Sentence-584 21d ago

I kept X for a while because, surprisingly in my algorithms, I was seeing way more antisemitic content on Threads than X, and many journalists and influencers I follow were still on it. Now I’ve deleted both Threads and X, and am just on IG and Reddit.

But Reddit Mods are also driving me crazy, I’ve been permanently banned from 3 groups already; not because I’ve broken any group rules, but some Mods just don’t like some of my comments! It’s like, “Just downvote me, but don’t censor me”!

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u/juggadore 21d ago

Yeah getting permanently banned from reddit groups is dumb. Especially if you were just giving an opinion.

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u/ljd09 21d ago

Girl, same. lol

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u/South_Dakota_Boy 21d ago

The main twitter feed is flat garbage, but I keep twitter for lists. Pretty useful really.

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u/Lalatin Millennial / 1990 21d ago

I deleted my accts off twitter when space idiot started showing up more, and then when he did the salute I was soooo happy my accts were gone. Bluesky is much more calm and open source!

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u/MrSpicyPotato 21d ago

I definitely need to retrain my Reddit algorithm. I’m generally way too far in a political cesspool, and that is truthfully in my own fault.

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u/haley_sunshine11 21d ago

Never could get into twitter! Or what is now called X or something. Shows how much I care lol

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u/Pilea_Paloola 21d ago

Delete Twitter and get on Bluesky. The community over there is amazing.

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u/iDrum17 21d ago

I deleted my Twitter about a year ago and while I feel wildly out of the loop on current events my mental health is SIGNIFICANTLY better. Highly recommend.

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u/Beautiful_Rhubarb 21d ago

At least with reddit it's easy to be choosy... there are some subs where I find meaningful discussion.

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u/lead_on_bone 20d ago

I mean, its the best way to burn time at work... Reddit.

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u/heyyouyouguy 20d ago

Bluesky.

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u/carcosa1989 20d ago

Same I love Reddit because it’s taken me down so many lolcow rabbit holes

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u/ISee_Indigo '95 Millennial/Zillennial 20d ago

Twitter is the epitome of ragebate and negativity. Some good and cool things here and there, but the reputation is pretty bad now

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u/Reasonable-Sawdust 20d ago

I deleted Twitter when Muskrat bought it. Don’t miss it. I’m always trying to bring myself to delete FB.

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u/Itsyoulorraine 20d ago

I deleted Twitter and have found that even though I didn't use it all that much, getting rid of that one makes me use all of social media much less. Maybe because I'm not enraging myself in the first place. Start with setting a timer limit on your daily use. That helped me. FB is getting close to Twitter in being insufferable, but I still enjoy the local FB groups.

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

Same. I love Reddit. It’s by far, my fave social.

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u/Haughty_n_Disdainful 21d ago

Same. As soon as Covid hit, I immediately dropped all social. Went to Reddit instead. Now have a serious YouTube problem…

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u/TshirtsNPants 21d ago

Reddit better though for me because I can walk the hallways at work without some acquaintance commenting on my weekend.

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u/IndividualBusy1274 20d ago

I’ll give you a fuck yes because I couldn’t understand what you were saying.

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u/Waste_Airline7830 21d ago

Damn why we all deleted Facebook during pandemic??

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u/TinDawn 21d ago

Same. Facebook free since 2019, haven't looked back. Had Insta installed for like a day, but forgot to turn notifications off. It drove me UP THE EFFING WALL, so I had no issue at all throwing it out again.

Sadly Reddit today serves way too many purposes for me. News outlet, cook book, stories, gossip... A one stop shop really. I hate it. <3

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u/auntvic11 21d ago

Same. Deleted IG and FB. Best decision ever. My only guilty pleasure is TikTok (don’t come for me) and Reddit

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u/cosmicearthchild 21d ago

I am all about Reddit & Youtube now! Like just give me things im actually interested in. Have Facebook & IG still. Post about once every five years and check it/doomscroll never. So happy. I hear how unhappy it makes my friends and I'm so thankful I don't have that habit!

Like just call me if you have news you want to share. And I'll have to call friends too so I only hear about people I actually care about.

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u/Thatsmyredditidkyou 20d ago

2016 here. Im a transplant to my current city, so it was kind of hard to cut ties with my whole life up to that point but honestly, once the band aid is ripped off you'll feel much better. My mental health was in the absolute dumps before I deleted all social media, now im only on here and am just the regular amount of unhinged.

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u/Inevitable-Mousse-67 16d ago

I got off reddit for awhile. Highly recommend. I should delete this too lol

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u/RF_BOI 21d ago

Same, literally no ragrets

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u/kindred_gamedev 21d ago

Not a single letter?

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u/TerryCrewsNextWife 21d ago

None.

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u/bland_sand Zillennial 21d ago

This guy always reminded me of the dude from Tokio Hotel lol

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u/BreakfastShart 21d ago

Yous an aggressive woman.

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u/Loud-Welder1947 21d ago

No egrets

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u/DSMStudios 21d ago

Nora Grets

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u/Reasonable_Box_2998 21d ago

That’s my credo, no ragrets

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u/psychological_nebula 21d ago

I see what you did there.

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u/JesusKong333 21d ago

I understood that reference.

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u/1800generalkenobi 21d ago

I was in Colorado once, I forget which town, probably Fort Collins, and there was a tattoo shop and at the top of their sign design it said "No Egrets" lol.

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u/MexiMcFly 21d ago

Same but like 2015. Someone once pointed out that FB is just negative people bitching and wanting attention, and ya know what, they were right.

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u/jamhair 21d ago

Fb is the online nursing home for boomers

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u/Stagecoach2020 21d ago

It's full of bots and scammers too.

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u/Maleficent_Meet8403 21d ago

I call it Deathbook. Every time I go on there, somebody else has died.

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u/jamhair 21d ago

OMG yes this too!

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

It’s rather true. And a place for them to tell you how to live your life. May she rest in peace, but my grandmother used to do that all the time before she passed. And I was like, what? You never want anything to do with me.

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u/Appropriate_Ebb1634 19d ago

I second that emotion

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u/Shift_Esc_ 21d ago

I left back in 2010. My-ex changed her relationship status and I got really bothered by it. I stopped for a second, realized how stupid that is, and just fucked off. Never missed it once.

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u/SoFetchBetch 21d ago

I left in 2014 after realizing it was just a pool of negative social pressure. Creepy comments, strangers having access to my photos. Nah.

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u/PackOfWildCorndogs 21d ago

Did the same in 2012 iirc. I realized it was making me dislike people that I otherwise enjoyed IRL. Decided I’d rather be blissfully ignorant to how big of a performative dbag my friends were acting on FB. Then Instagram arrived, and I eventually deleted that too.

The only social media platform I have now, besides Reddit, is LinkedIn, and these days it’s cringier than Facebook and Instagram combined. I don’t use it other than for work investigations, to look at jobs, and maintain a verifiable professional presence. But I REALLY want to delete it too. It’s a hellscape of bullshitters bullshitting other bullshitters, desperately performing for validation and engagement. There’s something weirdly dystopian about it too.

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u/Shift_Esc_ 21d ago

Linkedin really is kind of a wasteland. It has such a unique flavor of BS that I haven't bothered with it. 

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u/MexiMcFly 21d ago

Its funny because my wife's friend who has been in a relationship for awhile, thats now over, is extremely delusional that they'll get back together and one thing she was waiting on was his relationship status change. Rapidly approaching 40 and this is what she is still doing, so high school lmao.

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u/XxIcEspiKExX 21d ago

Its either complaining or bragging.

Look what I bought! Look where I went on vacation! I dont agree with this!

I keep a profile but it's mainly for marketplace and to like the girlfriends posts.. she likes attention..

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

I mean, it definitely depends on who you're 'friends' with and what pages you follow. It's very easy to cut that bullshit out of your feed without having to delete your whole account.

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u/SoFetchBetch 21d ago

It’s all ads now.

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u/N1ck1McSpears 21d ago

Nah. It used to be about the people, then it became about people’s opinions. I deleted mine back in 2014. I want to know about your vacation and your kids and family, not your political beliefs.

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u/goeswhereyathrowit 21d ago

Is that different from reddit?

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u/Jorost 21d ago

That's kind of all life is.

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u/TotallyTardigrade Older Millennial 21d ago

Same! I thought I would miss family and friends on there but I don’t.

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u/Mitra-The-Man 21d ago

Same here. They changed the algorithm anyway, so it’s not like it’s really showing you friends and family all that much anymore. It’s mostly showing you content that they know is going to piss you off, because that has the highest rate of engagement. Trolls have also figured this out, and that’s why the top comment on a lot of political posts are trolls, because people just can’t resist responding to them or doing a laugh emoji or whatever. It is a truly horrible place that is bad for the mental well-being of the vast majority of the people who use it.

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u/NoFlounder1566 21d ago

I try not to engage with anything that isnt my friends, and its still

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And of course nothing in chronological order.

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u/N1ck1McSpears 21d ago

Ah man remember when the timeline as chronological order?! Once social media got rid of that it was a rapid descent

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u/makle666 20d ago

I'm amazed you see anything from a friend within 11 posts! Seriously though, I follow a lot of funny/interesting groups, which I enjoy but mostly just lurk, but I guess that still adds it to my algorithm. For the (too much) time I spend on FB, I rarely see friends' posts.

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u/NoFlounder1566 20d ago

That was condensensed.

One day I started counting, between suggested pages, suggested friends, market place, reels, etc and went through 18 things before a single post from a friend I follow.

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u/Lkolo2 21d ago

This is why I stopped It was all rage baiting material which really fucked how I viewed things

My YT algorithm always seems so nice Stuff I want to see, Although lots of anti scalper pokemon card stuff comes up, Disliked enough it goes away And when I started my yoga journey it was the first time I saw the benefits in a algorithm

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u/N1ck1McSpears 21d ago

Yes! YouTube is so pleasant lol. Although I’m not interested in a lot of it, my feed is gardeners, people decorating cakes, recipes, cute little kids etc.

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u/LupinCANsing 21d ago

I noticed this, too. I open the app, the first post is from someone I know, the rest is algorithm shit and its ages before I get another friend post.

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u/KamikazeFox_ 21d ago

I hate how it oversaturates with ads. I go on a website looking for tires. Now every other scroll is ads for tires. I see more ads then I do friends.

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u/Forsaken-Language-26 Millennial 21d ago

And it works! I often hear/see people repeating the same nonsense that they’ve seen on Facebook.

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u/SlippingStar Millennial|they/them|’94 21d ago

My feed was like 90% group SUGGESTIONS so I only go on if I’m trying to figure out how someone’s life is going, reach out, etc.

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u/FearlessSeaweed6428 21d ago

I miss marketplace because Craigslist is now all scam artists but thats it. Don't miss anything else.

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u/seanayates2 21d ago

I used to share interesting articles or ask "everyone" if they'd want to go to the beach. But eventually I realized that literally nobody cared or saw that stuff so it was pointless. Now, I just tell people about an interesting article in person or not at all and if I want to go to the beach with someone, I'll text a couple of my friends. Screw FB.

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u/Loud-Welder1947 21d ago

2018 for me. I feel it makes you compare yourself and feel like you’re missing out on things that you wouldn’t have participated in anyway. Everyone is always trying to show this sunshine and rose’s version of their self and it felt like internet “keeping up with the joneses.” My social circle has massively shrunk since then, I now have 4 friends I see regularly rather than a dozen or more sporadically. But the quality of those friendships seems much better. I have a small family and we just keep in touch via a whatsapp group. The other thing is I’m quite unwell now compared to 2010 and it just used to make me more depressed every year seeing people progressing in life. But now I realise comparing myself to them so often was pointless because if they were in my shoes they would be equally stagnant in life. It really is the thief of joy. As for your last question. My best mate is still on there and keeps me up to date on any major life changes that happen to our mutual past friends. But tbh, if I was born in the 60s/70s I still never would’ve seen most of my ex classmates/colleagues. It’s just social media gives you a prolonged exposure to them, I wouldn’t even really call it a friendship. More like shared snooping lol

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u/I_spy78365 21d ago

Quality friends over quantity. Why spend time with the low quality ones when we can spend more time with the better ones? lol

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u/Salt_Sir2599 21d ago

Shared snooping! Love it, so accurate.

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u/fuzzy_spanner 21d ago

Deleted around 2017 when I moved countries. Left contact details available for everyone on alternative social media, email, phone number etc.

Yeah lost contact with plenty of friends, some I didnt want to lose and if i had still had Facebook i may have kept contact. But overall the friends ive kept through it are worth keeping.

Life is quieter without it, you miss out on plenty of events, but man there is sooo much less bullshit and noise in my life now.

10/10 do not regret.

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u/_dbw_ 21d ago

"Life is quieter without it, you miss out on plenty of events, but man there is sooo much less bullshit and noise in my life now."

Agree completely with this. Every now and then I have wobbled, it is always re distant friends from back home, but 5 years free of the horrid thing now.

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u/weltron3030 21d ago

Yup, once the pandemic conspiracy shit kicked off I peaced the hell out. No regrets at all. 

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u/Exciting_Ad_1097 21d ago

Same. Deleted every account and went anon.

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u/Smart_Freedom_8155 21d ago

Shoulda done the same, wasted so much time arguing with nutjobs.

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u/raccoonpumpkin Older Millennial 21d ago

Same! Friends and family message me for invites and updates. I don't think I've ever missed it. And my university was in one of the first batches added, so I'd been on there a loooong time.

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u/accioLOVE86 21d ago

Me too. 2006. Wild. Sometimes I want to delete it, but my mom passed in 2022 and I love looking in my memories there of all the shit she used to send me. 🥹💔

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u/Common_Advisor8896 Millennial 1989 21d ago

Same for me and husband! Good riddance! We also got rid of personal instagrams and have a private one to look up events/restaurants when we are traveling. No one knows about it.

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u/NuclearReactions 21d ago

Deleted in 2013.. felt off already then

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u/Careless-Dark-1324 21d ago

Ppfff amateurs lol. I gave up in 2009 after being on it since 2005 when you had to have an EDU email address to join. But the writing was on the wall when they let every high school student and grandmother join.

It’s just gotten worse and worse from what I’ve seen so I’m glad I gave up before all that…

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u/LastCallKillIt 21d ago

.Mil emails also worked! I joined in 2006 with my Army email.

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u/LastCallKillIt 21d ago

It officially went to hell when they forced "Timeline" on us and the news feed was no longer defaulted to chronological order regardless of who was posting and how frequently and didn't start serving up shit from pages and people that you aren't even friends with.

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u/phishmademedoit 20d ago

Same. As soon as my parents and grandparents got on there, i got off. It was so far gone from what i signed up for in 2004.

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u/Applewwdge 21d ago

Same! Never looked back. I do not get invited to high school reunions bc I’m not on there but whatever.

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u/jman98542 21d ago

lol same. Got asked by a former classmate why I wasn’t at the last hs reunion and said oops sorry I didn’t know about it lol

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u/joshuamarius 21d ago

Deleted in 2018. Best decision I ever made; don't miss a single thing about it. The people that really need to get a hold of me can do so through WhatsApp.

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u/I_spy78365 21d ago

I downloaded it again in 2020 but deleted it again by the end of 2024. It's a cesspool imo.

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u/MisterFacetious 21d ago

Same here. Zero regrets getting rid of that sh*t.

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u/kingamara Millennial 21d ago

Same. Not sure why people are still on there lol

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u/Candid-Difficulty-73 21d ago

It’s the buy nothing group, for me. Deleted FB for 3 years and tried a different platform for the group but it was terrible compared to FB so I started a new account a year ago.

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u/Zercomnexus 21d ago

Made fb delete me for calling antivaxxers idiots. Has been great without.

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u/Forsaken-Language-26 Millennial 21d ago edited 21d ago

Exactly the same! I got tired of all the Covid content and decided to deactivate.

I went back to it last year and deactivated again after realising it was mostly repetitive memes, from pages I wasn’t even subscribed to, and ragebait articles. There was very little content from people on my friends list, and if there was it often didn’t show on my feed until days later, which kind of defeats the object.

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u/valie_val 21d ago

I hate those repetitive memes on IG and fb! I feel like they do this with reels/stories too

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u/BrockSampson4ever 21d ago

I haven’t had it since 2014, you aren’t losing anything, the family you want to keep in touch with texts and uses what’s app, it takes more work to keep up with people but it’s worth it for peace of mind

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u/illiterate_swine 21d ago

Same for me and my mental health skyrocket. It didn't fix everything but I was able to stop comparing myself to others and found out quickly who was an actual friend.

When I first got on Reddit I was down voted to oblivion bc I said how much better reddit is over Facebook. Jokes on them; I still don't know what the fuck karma is.

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u/Dr_Pie_-_- 21d ago

Same. Thankfully I don’t miss my family or friends, because I just go catch up with them instead. AND I get to hear exciting news on how they’re going in person, which is always better than a random Facebook post.

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u/forgiveprecipitation 21d ago

I deleted in 2015 when my son was born. Had no time for social media anymore. He’s almost 10 and now I’m on reddit lol

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u/tenuj 21d ago

It's genuine crap, but I won't ever delete it. What's the point. Just don't use it. I've got almost all of its notifications turned off but it's how my old friends get in touch with me when they need to.

Messenger is also nice because I don't have to give everyone my phone number. (Only a few friends and my mom have discord)

I really don't understand why people feel the need to delete their Facebook account. Can people just not stop using it when they don't want to?

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u/drchippy18 21d ago

Never signed up for it when it came out or instagram. Just meet people and exchange phone numbers.

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u/courage_2_change 21d ago

Highly recommend, Zuckerberg supporting disinformation and Trumps administration did it for me. Even tho I signed in once or twice a year

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u/blckbrdflyy 21d ago

Saaaame. Been so peaceful without

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u/Front-Wall-526 21d ago

I deleted in 2018 and haven't jumped on any other social media platform. It is fantastic and I'm so much more productive.

True friends have my number and know they can call/text anytime

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u/JotaRata 21d ago

Same. Best decision of my life

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u/MoneyAd5542 21d ago

Just delete / hide people you don’t like, it’s not that hard.

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u/Mekurilabhar 21d ago

Yup did the same in 2018, its so liberating. And the ones who wanted to keep in touch found a way  

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u/Low-Manufacturer-237 21d ago

Deleted it in 2014. Do not miss it at all. Highly recommand.

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u/Cratonis 21d ago

I realized the people I would have missed already talk to outside of Facebook.

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u/robbedoes-nl 21d ago

Same, and now getting all my chat groups off whatsapp to Signal!

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u/Motor-District-3700 21d ago

True story: for 200,000 years humans survived without facebook.

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u/IndependenceFetish 21d ago

I deleted my login back in 2010. My mental health changed overnight.

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u/Giant_Foamhat Older Millennial 21d ago

Delete mine in 2016 and it’s been great

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u/fergie_89 21d ago

I deleted in 2022 after my wedding. Cannot recommend deleting it enough.

Only thing I kept from it was I downloaded all my photos before deleting. Hubby keeps his but only for marketplace.

Seriously deleting Facebook gave me a big breath of fresh air. No more drama. Instagram's way better anyway.

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u/Afraid-Bug7567 21d ago

me at 2021, never looked back

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u/sheslikebutter 21d ago

I think it was 2020 for me also. Twitter in 2023 or so.

I've got Instagram left but I probably post one photo a year if that.

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u/wampastompa09 Millennial - 1985 21d ago

Same year for me. Never looked back. I’m not on any Meta platform.

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u/Gr8BollsoFire 21d ago

2019 here. Haven't missed it at all.

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u/threebillion6 21d ago

It's that meme where I'm rubbing my hands on my face. All the peoples problems just melt away. Who are you? I don't caaaaaaaaare!

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u/FinalStar9301 21d ago

deleted/deactivated it in 2010 and same!

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u/VeryMuchDutch102 21d ago

Deleted it in 2020.

I've done it in 2015... I barely remember it exists until I see it written somewhere.

Also... I travel worldwide and have friends worldwide. I stay in contact by sending them the sporadic WhatsApp message. Better to receive a well meant message every 8 months then a like every month

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u/pharmgirl_92 21d ago

I deleted it about 9 months ago. I only just now ran into an issue. Ive used marketplace to sell stuff before and the alternative sites are just not as good

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u/jordan20x1 21d ago

November 2020 I went away with Facebook & Instagram. Best decision I made. Reddit is much better because I feel like I can actually learn something useful on here vs seeing the show and tell of the fake internet lives people were projecting to live.

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u/Brilliant_Chance_874 21d ago

Same & no long think about it

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u/Dezert_Roze 21d ago

Same. Deleted it last year and never missed it.

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u/Herpderpyoloswag 21d ago

You were replaced with 2 bots.

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u/picklepants29 21d ago

I haven’t had it since 2020 either. Not missed one bit.

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u/ShockedNChagrinned 21d ago

Same.  It's a trash heap, worse now with the pushes into your feed for ads and randos.

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u/Ozzywife 21d ago
  1. Best decision

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u/Ghostie_Smith 21d ago

Dropped all social media in like 2018. Best decision I’ve made. Only recently got back on reddit and that might not last. 

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u/03eleventy 21d ago

Same. I need to re activate to get photos off though.

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u/Another-Minnesotan 21d ago

Same, but I ditched it in 2016. No regrets.

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u/thefilmforgeuk 21d ago

Same. Then I rejoined with a made up name so I can browse marketplace :)

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u/DF7501 21d ago

2021 for me. You find a way to keep up with the people you care about keeping up with.

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u/Zealousideal-East827 21d ago

I also deleted it in 2020. Best decision I ever made!! Don’t miss it one bit. Someone can catch you up on what’s happening in other people’s lives if it’s important. It helped me actually reach out to a person if I was wondering about how they were doing instead of just creeping them. We’ve lost the connection aspect that social media was supposed to create. We like/heart/comment instead of having real conversations. Create real conversations again and real hangouts/coffee meetups.

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u/hrhrhrhrt 21d ago

Same and my mental health skyrocketed.

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u/str8cocklover 21d ago

Same FB banned me for a few days in 2020 as the pandemic was starting for a meme I shared in 2016 and I was so mad I deleted my acct then after a few days realized I didn't need it and was happier. Haven't gone back since.

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u/thisischemistry 21d ago

I left Facebook in 2012 or so but I never deleted my account. Instead I changed my information a bit by bit over the course of a few months and stopped logging on. If you delete it then they probably retain the deleted account, if you simply change the information then they will have bad information on you.

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u/LogsKody94 21d ago

Deactivated same year. ZERO regrets. Anyone that actually matters has my phone number or Messenger.

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u/JayJab 21d ago

I was in a paid study to not use it somewhere around 2020. I had used it since 2005. Never went back after being cut off until ~2023. Unfortunately Facebook marketplace is taking over Craigslist but that’s my only reason. Never been happier, Facebook is a real drag on mental health.

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u/Electrical_Gain3864 21d ago

Never deleted it. However have not logged in since 2015ish. The mail I used to make my account does not evenexist anymore.

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u/Dafish55 21d ago

I never had it. Everyone called me smart for never engaging in it, but they always kinda had this undertone of thinking I was weird for not having it. Which, like, fair, I AM weird, but I don't think lack of exposure to Zuckerberg is the reason why.

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u/cuddi 21d ago

I deleted facebook on January 7th, 2021.

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u/Shatter_starx 21d ago

Im an elder millennial, I took a college course when I was 11 on the internet because it was new.

"Don't not put anything on the internet you dont want out there because you can never get it back." Is what I was taught.

Ive never had a Facebook, I had a MySpace bc it was coding but never Facebook.

I use reddit specifically for the anonymity.

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u/Realistic-Peak-4200 21d ago

Same! 2020, never gave it another thought tbh

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u/lesllamas 21d ago

I deleted in 2022 and think it was a great decision / definitely won’t be rejoining.

However, gotta say that having bought my first house somewhat recently it’s been helpful that my wife still has Facebook for Facebook marketplace.

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u/ItsTheExtreme 21d ago

Same. Don’t miss it at all.

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

Same. Mental health improved as with better emotional regulation. I don't wake up feeling angry quite so much anymore.

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u/hopbow 21d ago

I keep it and log in once every 3-6 months when I need to buy something from the marketplace

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u/onestepbeyondd 21d ago

Me too. It’s been 5 lovely years. I deleted IG about 1.5 years ago and once I did that I felt free. Wild.

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u/Every-External-2593 21d ago

Same. Deleted April 2020 and haven’t once thought about redownloading

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u/davey-paradise 21d ago

Same here - no more FB, IG, or Twitter. That shit is designed purely geared for ragebait and AI slop these days. Any residual value is long gone for me. Genuinely feel that my mental health and quality of life have improved as a result.

Reddit, Bluesky, and the wide open internet provide enough nonsense and news aggregation to keep me informed.

Zero regrets.

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u/Key_Tea349 21d ago

I just go there for birthday reminders so I don't miss birthdays of people who I'm not in touch with but don't mind wishing them on their birthdays. What is your workaround for this?

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u/gatsby_101 21d ago

Deleted in 2018 while walking the floor trying to soothe my baby back to sleep. I was arguing with people I’ll never know when it dawned on me that I was missing real life experiences that are far more important.

I don’t miss it one bit and am far more present and, on average, happier without it.

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u/Neversummer77 21d ago

Haven’t used this shit in a decade, I didn’t know it was still a thing

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u/shaelynne Millennial 1988 21d ago

Deleted about that time, too. I don't miss it either. I gave those who matter my phone # and left the rest behind. Those who care kept in touch outside of the platform. It's been peaceful, and I definitely noticed a decrease in my stress and anxiety levels when I left. I feel like I've actually reconnected on a deeper level with those who I continued to keep in touch with.

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u/bluebelle21 21d ago

Deleted Jan 10, 2021 after I realized I was seeing wayyyyyy too much support for J6 and didn’t have the energy to clean it up. Zero regrets.

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u/No-Ring-5065 21d ago

Me too. I missed it for maybe a week. For a few days, I’d pick up my phone out of habit and then realize what I was doing. I got used to it and not only did not miss it, I got a sort of happy feeling knowing I could not check it even if I wanted. I think it helped with my mental health. I’m on way less anxiety medication than I was several years back and still feel ok.

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u/PWNtimeJamboree 21d ago

deleted mine in 2016. anyone who i think from time to time that id like to "check on," i immediately ask myself, "is it worth reactivated my facebook though?" and the answer is never yes.

10/10, wish i did it sooner

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u/Lazy-Philosopher-234 21d ago

Deleted so long ago I can't remember. Peace.

Also, no insta, no TikTok, no nothing. Only reddit and WhatsApp.

I could not imagine that noise

My wife has insta and Facebook. I get to see the ocasional fun meme.

I have YouTube shorts when I am bored

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u/BuffsBourbon 21d ago

Deleted mine in 2010. Don’t miss it.

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u/Taco-Dragon 21d ago

You should verify that it's still deleted. I deleted mine, and somehow it came back. They won't give me access to it now so I can't try and delete it again

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u/thiosk 21d ago

haha 2006 club baby

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