[tipper1492]

It's easy by just searching Google on what steps you take.
Only several steps needed.
You can get out temporally or permanently, I'm temporally for now.
I made mistake by logging back in, only to receive WELCOM BACK!
I just had to deactivate it again.
More and more are doing it.
Search Google - Why do people deactivate their Facebook Account.

[venusss]

Why would I want to deactivate it?

I can block people I don't like, I can join groups of MY interest... and I can spread the word there. Facebook is a good thing, unless you obsess about likes and parties of others.... but if you do so, you would do that in real life as well....

[gina_re]

I deactivated mine. Too much drama and nonsense on there now anyway. Even when you choose to not engage.

[Icare dixit]

I don't think it is a good thing per se (all the profiling and more effective advertisements/deceptions), but I like the way pretty much everyone is on there and they've done a very good job (not necessarily given their revenue, but regardless that it is very good technically and user-experience-wise). I would prefer something like hugs to likes, but quantification together with qualitative (just natural language; text) ways of expression are both interesting (sadly, mostly for advertising purposes, but software developers have to live as well and investors have to... uhm,... well, you get my point. ).

Basically, Like!

Remember when Facebook admitted that it was a PsyOp?

[venusss]

Originally Posted by Icare dixit

I don't think it is a good thing per se (all the profiling and more effective advertisements/deceptions), but I like the way pretty much everyone is on there and they've done a very good job (not necessarily given their revenue, but regardless that it is very good technically and user-experience-wise). I would prefer something like hugs to likes, but quantification together with qualitative (just natural language; text) ways of expression are both interesting (sadly, mostly for advertising purposes, but software developers have to live as well and investors have to... uhm,... well, you get my point. ).

Basically, Like!

well, they have now five emotions.

And hugs would be pointless on Facebook, especially for some type of communities lol. I just cannot imagine how it would work.

I have both personal profile, where I don't share too much personal info, except occasional cats pictures and organization page which i manage.

And you don't think psych central is not a wealth of information for data banks? everything on the internet, everything is a cloud file on each human being. get use to it... big brother. so why bother to delete fb? it is not the only
psych OPS out there...

Why would I deactivate my FB account? I enjoy it. I enjoy the people I keep up with, the groups I follow, etc. I haven't encountered much drama on FB, but I limit my contacts to people I actually know and enjoy, and I use an extension to customize what I see on my page. Makes it work quite well for me. Very enjoyable.

[Icare dixit]

Originally Posted by omegalamed

And you don't think psych central is not a wealth of information for data banks? everything on the internet, everything is a cloud file on each human being. get use to it... big brother. so why bother to delete fb? it is not the only
psych OPS out there...

I wouldn't/won't delete it. Facebook has the means to link all that to your name and/or other personal data, including your network of friends. And Facebook has Like buttons on very many pages on the Internet, tracking you. They try to figure out your telephone number (even if you don't give one) and other email addresses other than the one you gave them. It's just no-bars unethical.

I would like a network where you give consent for every sharing of data (many still would) and where the data gathered is publicly available (anonymous: just statistical data, no names, no email addresses).

Basically, something else: Really like! Hugs!

Edit:
I wouldn't have joined PC (or used anything made by Google) without antipsychotics. And these people (us or me) really need an accessible social network (ok, I generally can easily go outside to friends without antipsychotics, albeit they might understand me even less (I am a wizard with facial/gestural expression , so I'm fine), but those that can't (easily) are really stuck).

[Icare dixit]

Look, I run my own B2C Internet business, so I have to advertise, but you have honest and dishonest marketing, ads you can expect and you can compare and targeted ads that go beyond a target demographic.

It has been years that I didn't support Google Chrome (well, I did, but didn't use it for testing) and I still don't. You can run a business while keeping your principles.

For example, take Steve Jobs. He wasn't long dead and Apple added Like-buttons to it's web pages, e.g. the App Store and iTunes pages.

[furiousfever]

Originally Posted by Lefty the Salesman

Remember when Facebook admitted that it was a PsyOp?

Freaks me the heck out! I'm really paranoid about mind control.

Facebook is what you make of it. If you make bad friends and you make poor choices, then of course you're not going to like it.

Between my severe social anxiety and the friends I made, Facebook was a very negative experience for me. I ultimately chose not to use it.

I mostly became friends with a bunch of alcoholics who would go clubbing until 2am, and well... I don't drink or do clubbing.

Nowadays, I fly solo. I've gotten used to it, albeit slowly.

I'd like to make some friends, but I'm not very good at it, and I usually end up getting hurt in the process, so I've sort of given up.

[Melmo]

I'm trying to wean myself off of FB. Reading horrible stories of peoplee abusing and killing people and animals are really depressing and put me in a bad mood. Seeing some things people post just pisses me off when I am already angry most of the time. I end up making comments that I regret. I deleted about half my friends list yesterday and most of my groups. I find Facebook is just not good for my mental health. I just can't seem to stop logging on.

For the average person, Facebook can be very fun and useful. It's like many things in this digital world, and should be used safely.

For various reasons, the mentally ill can have VERY big problems with the Internet in general. Caution should always be used if you are a person who falls into this category. Not everyone with mental health issues will have problems with Facebook. Even if they do, for some, the reward is worth the problems.

People should not be forced to join. And it should be a bit easier to delete your account than it is. But it is possible to delete it.

[Melmo]

But, even if you delete it, the pictures you have put up are out there forever. They can't be deleted.

Yes, that is the problem isn't it. That is why I mentioned that some people should be cautious to even use it. Our children and some mentally ill can be very vulnerable on the Internet. This goes for the digital world in general. They can be easily exploited via these devises and it can occur from strangers, but also their best friend, boyfriend, family member, etc.

But it wouldn't be fair to say "all mentally ill" shouldn't use Facebook.

Melmo, I'm sorry you are stressing about Facebook . I had a problem with it several years ago. I deleted my main account and haven't regretted it. I have 2 other FB accounts but I can't remember the last time I logged in or read anything on it. I've never had problems with those accounts as I took slightly different procausions. If you use it a lot you will have withdrawals. But do your best not to log in. It will get easier with time. Best of luck. (((Hugs)))

[venusss]

People should not be forced to join. And it should be a bit easier to delete your account than it is. But it is possible to delete it.

IS anybody really FORCED to join?

Not to my knowledge . There could be some underground group of Facebook enforcers, but that's pretty unlikely.

That was kinda my point. Nobody is forced to join, and people can leave if they'd like.

Originally Posted by venusss

IS anybody really FORCED to join?

Literally, of course not. But I had some people that I'd been emailing with for years. Then not terribly long after the FB craze started, I was informed that they only communicated with people through FB anymore. Don't like it? Tough ****. (These were definitely not kids, mind you.)

I held off for a long time, for a number of reasons. Finally and reluctantly relented. What a waste. Gave it a more than fair trial. Hated it. Instead of just disappearing, I wrote out a short parting post. It was merely expressing sadness at the decline of personal communication. Two responses. One (from one of the people who "forced" me to join), an insult. The other, from my son, who worried I was going to sui. I reassured him right away that that wasn't the case, and that my words were literal, not a "read between the lines" sort of thing. (I had to re-read it to see how he got that out of it!)

I think it's great for those who like it. It just totally isn't me. Btw, I've not spoken with these "friends" for years now. And it wasn't FB. It was situations that really showed how one-sided things were. (Which doubly made me regret having bowed to their pressure.)

They and FB can bite my ***.

And thanks, Lefty. You can really brighten a day. Love ya!

Originally Posted by venusss

Facebook is a good thing, unless you obsess about likes and parties of others.... but if you do so, you would do that in real life as well....

I don't give a rat's *** about either of those things. Online or IRL. Please consider that it's not a fair assumption to think that shallow reasons would be the only ones why someone might not think it's so great. Thanks.

never used it, and never plan too

so that's that.... lol