I had one many years ago because my wife talked me i to it and ‘deleted’ it due to not using it after a couple years because it was showing me other things than just my contacts even back then. It was mostly a way to see my hogh school acquaintences and childhood friends who moved far away were still alive.
The superficial connections were fine, but not engaging like nearby friends. I have one friend who does post there and sometimes forgets to put it elsewhere, but my wife lets me know when he does.
Note: I put ‘deleted’ because there is zero chance they deleted anything other than the ability to log in.
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Nope. Managed to stay off of it for my entire life so far. Reason for it was that back in '05 or a bit later one of the very first things I learned about the nascent Facebook, was Zuck’s famous “Dumb fucks” remark about his early users. I rightfully concluded that someone with such a mindset would be an absolutely plague on mankind and I would never willingly help them in any way, no matter how insignificant.
Ste41th@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
What socials have you had then?
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Reddit until two years ago, and now Lemmy. That’s honestly it.
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Same for me. I never understood what motivated that content and, by extension, why I should care about consuming it. Ooo you had a cheeseburger tonight! IDGAF. Some witty political insights! Fuck off. Your child was born! Wonderful, send an email or an announcement card in the mail. Large scale emergency! I’m going to a reputable news source; I don’t need user-curated echo chambers.
Ste41th@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Fair enough, I honestly applaud you for that, because you’ve managed to avoid the data sucking machine of meta and its services