Comments on: how to minimize your time on facebook

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:21:46 +0000

Great post. All of my FB friends are people I actually know and like. I log on about once a week. I didn’t start here. I had to whittle my “friends” list down to what it is today and commit to one hour per week at the most on FB. It can be a time sucking demon if you let it and I can’t be bothered with “friends” who just post updates that are essentially materialistic brags.

By: joseph dubonnet

joseph dubonnet — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:15:20 +0000

I was on facebook for a couple of years and decided to give it up. Haven’t been on it for months and don’t miss it.

By: Henny

Henny — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:56:32 +0000

I avoided Facebook for years, then decided I wanted to get in touch with long-lost friends. It has been great for that. However, it has become addictive and intrusive to the point of silly (I don’t do the games though), and I have hundreds of friends, some of whom I would barely know if I passed them in the street. Rather than ‘un-friending’ them, I have set strict limits on my privacy, so only a handful of close, trusted friends can see anything more than my basic profile, unless I post on their wall or comment on their photos. It has definitely helped cut down the time I spend on there, and I feel less paranoid about what I am putting out there for weirdos to see, or advertisers to try and use.
If I go any step further it would probably be to start un-friending people that I don’t really communicate with. Can’t really imagine why I agreed to be friends with some of them in the first place, since we were never friends back in school or whatever! Not that I hate them or anything, but…well, we just aren’t “friends”!

By: mah-10

mah-10 — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:14:22 +0000

What’s a “face book”?

By: dave peters

dave peters — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:30:43 +0000

simple. just get rid of it. nobody needs to know me that well except God
and he already does. d

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:01:44 +0000

Facebook is a big thing for me. A big no-no I mean. I’ve been deactivated and before I was deactivated I hide all of my “friends” notifications on my feed page. Something about seeing everyone’s lives gives me the creeps (especially people I wasn’t really friends with), not to mention totally wastes my time. One of my least favorite phrases is “I saw it on facebook.”
To me, it’s just a lair for gossips.

By: kuhan

kuhan — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 08:29:42 +0000

Hi, thanks i have been an addict until a few of my frenimy was poking fun on me b’cause of it. I was pissed with them then, now am thankful, and ur post ready made a difference now..Hide every status of ppl am not close with

By: Mason

Mason — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:41:00 +0000

If you’ve got friends that send you invites to a million things maybe you dont have the right friends.

Im happy with my 91 and I keep in touch with all of them :)

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