Facebook - Stay or Go?

WestRace · 02-08-2020, 04:17 PM

I currently have a FB account but I think eventually my memories will fail me and so will FB. I probably will keep my account, but nothing will probably come of it. It's just a thing and like anything will come and pass.

vreihen16 · 02-09-2020, 11:26 AM

I'm still holding out that MySpace will make a comeback!

Seriously though, I have never had a MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Farcebook account. More importantly from a legal perspective working in the IT security field, I have never sold my soul to them by subjecting myself to their shrink-wrap license agreements to authorize them stalking my every move around the web.

Funny Farcebook story. Everyone in my blood family uses Farcebook regularly. Whenever I see them at a family gathering, they ask why I don't respond to the FB messages/posts that they send me. Apparently, they are all friends with some stranger on FB who has my name.

I told them that they should invite Farcebook "me" to the family Christmas gathering last December because I was unable to attend...and hope that he/she wasn't an axe murderer because that person knew everything about the entire family through their over-sharing stupidity.

Sadly, I can never change jobs again in my life, since social media accounts are part of pre-employment background checks. Apparently, *not* being a FB slacker security threat who over-shares information is a hiring red flag these days.....

VisualEcho · 02-09-2020, 12:52 PM

First of all, I'm 49, so there is a little perspective.

I use FB for my own purposes, so it doesn't bother me at all.

I find that if you keep your circle small, FB is not a problem. It's when you make that circle big (and FB is good at promoting that), that you have issues.

WestRace · 02-09-2020, 02:23 PM

This thread just made me delete my FB account.

floridaorange · 02-09-2020, 02:51 PM

If it makes you money use it if it doesn't don't use it.

I use it for advertising only.

Alpine300zhp · 02-09-2020, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by premier3is

Never had one, never will. Don't give a shit about others and what they are up to. Focus on yourself and your close circle of family and friends, avoid social media... it'll be the best thing you ever do.

Exactly!!!

premier3is · 02-09-2020, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by WestRace

This thread just made me delete my FB account.

Good

c1pher · 02-09-2020, 03:21 PM

I never wanted to put my life in public for all to see. What’s the point of privacy and privacy rights if you just give them away? I definitely do not have a Facebook account and was never interested in one.

bigrum · 02-09-2020, 03:24 PM

Dump the bitch known as FB.

WestRace · 02-09-2020, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bigrum

Dump the bitch known as FB.

beers cheers ...

RickFLM4 · 02-09-2020, 06:03 PM

I am on LinkedIn and have a business with no need for Facebook. I was briefly on Instagram when our vacation condo was being constructed because that was the way to see updates and pictures of work in progress.

My wife uses FB to keep in touch with family in Nicaragua. I see no need for FB, Twitter or any other such platform for myself. The privacy concerns are real and I already allocate more than enough time here without having other things to follow.

Dang3r · 02-10-2020, 03:03 AM

FB? Never had, never will!
Funny side story: Wifey and me went beyond Berkeley Shopping Center after shopping 1,5 years ago just to visit the FB campus and see the sh*t live. At the end we made a picture in front of the big picture with the thumb up at Hacker Rd. I had turned my thumb demonstrately down and only a few minutes later a security employee came up and told us to go

tigermack · 02-10-2020, 06:32 AM

I think this is the best modern social network, I understand why people leave it because of the many wrong information that is published there, but I would recommend you stay. After all, there you can chat with friends and find help in any field, such as education.

vreihen16 · 02-10-2020, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Andeep

After all, there you can chat with friends and find help in any field, such as education.

Don't forget health care advice from the anti-vaxxers, and science tips from the flat Earthers.....

backhill · 02-10-2020, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

I sell more shit in their marketplace than I do on craigslist of any of the other sites..

This is the only reason I still have Facebook. Marketplace has replaced craigslist almost entirely. It also provides a layer of safety because you can perform some due diligence on who you're interacting with. Obviously people can still make a fake account, but it's better than the emails on craigslist.

The Choosey begger · 02-10-2020, 07:48 AM

I collect airplane models, the main forum is dying out. There are a few active FB groups that i follow.

Same with racing, a good way to keep in touch with my racing friends and know about upcoming events etc.

JP10 · 02-10-2020, 08:19 AM

Never had one. Fiance constantly venting/complaining to me regarding posts of close family. I usually just tell her to delete her account. My dad loves it, he has absolutely no filter on there.

upstatedoc · 02-10-2020, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by WestRace

This thread just made me delete my FB account.

lols

Conissah · 02-10-2020, 09:03 AM

I use it for car groups, marketplace, and memes. I wouldn't have power steering in my Miata rn if it weren't for the local Miata group I joined, dude was giving parts away for free. I never post anything, just share random videos and memes. Any time I see anything political (or just shit I dont want to see in general), the offender either gets a 30 day mute or just removed entirely. I don't care to see what other people are up to, and I don't care to have my feed flooded with the latest new stories. Cars and memes ONLY.

Hawkeye · 02-10-2020, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by floridaorange

If it makes you money use it if it doesn't don't use it.

I use it for advertising only.

I use it for whiskey groups and it definitely costs me more than I make

Hawkeye · 02-10-2020, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dang3r

FB? Never had, never will!
Funny side story: Wifey and me went beyond Berkeley Shopping Center after shopping 1,5 years ago just to visit the FB campus and see the sh*t live. At the end we made a picture in front of the big picture with the thumb up at Hacker Rd. I had turned my thumb demonstrately down and only a few minutes later a security employee came up and told us to go

Next time just do hand stands and hold the camera upside down.... they will have no idea what is going on.

spta97 · 02-10-2020, 12:57 PM

An old coworker told me that the iPhone app would listen in on your conversations. I didn’t believe it until my gf and i we’re talking randomly about Ford Explorers. She opened up the Facebook app to check something and sure enough, had an add for the new Ford Explorer. Never typed/emailed/texted or searched for them.

Coincidence? Perhaps, but I doubt it.

Outside of FB, she was also looking for a job and I started getting email about Glassdoor jobs - a site I haven’t visited in 5 years.

I only had a shell FB account with a fake name when on Bumble. I never posted anything.

02-08-2020, 04:17 PM	#45
WestRace Major 740 Rep 1,087 Posts Drives: E46 M3, E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Los Angels, Ca. iTrader: (0)	I currently have a FB account but I think eventually my memories will fail me and so will FB. I probably will keep my account, but nothing will probably come of it. It's just a thing and like anything will come and pass.
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vreihen16 Recovering Perfectionist 23732 Rep 1,045 Posts Drives: BMW-less :( Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Orange County, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 Mighty Freight ... [0.00] 2000 Audi TT Quattro [0.00] 1967 Formula Vee [0.00]	I'm still holding out that MySpace will make a comeback! Seriously though, I have never had a MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Farcebook account. More importantly from a legal perspective working in the IT security field, I have never sold my soul to them by subjecting myself to their shrink-wrap license agreements to authorize them stalking my every move around the web. Funny Farcebook story. Everyone in my blood family uses Farcebook regularly. Whenever I see them at a family gathering, they ask why I don't respond to the FB messages/posts that they send me. Apparently, they are all friends with some stranger on FB who has my name. I told them that they should invite Farcebook "me" to the family Christmas gathering last December because I was unable to attend...and hope that he/she wasn't an axe murderer because that person knew everything about the entire family through their over-sharing stupidity. Sadly, I can never change jobs again in my life, since social media accounts are part of pre-employment background checks. Apparently, not being a FB slacker security threat who over-shares information is a hiring red flag these days..... __________________ Currently BMW-less.
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VisualEcho Banned 6664 Rep 4,140 Posts Drives: '18 M2 6MT Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Missouri iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 [10.00]	First of all, I'm 49, so there is a little perspective. I use FB for my own purposes, so it doesn't bother me at all. I find that if you keep your circle small, FB is not a problem. It's when you make that circle big (and FB is good at promoting that), that you have issues.
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02-09-2020, 02:23 PM	#48
WestRace Major 740 Rep 1,087 Posts Drives: E46 M3, E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Los Angels, Ca. iTrader: (0)	This thread just made me delete my FB account.
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c1pher Primo Generalissimo 5132 Rep 4,266 Posts Drives: All of them Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: DC area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2025 BMW M850i [10.00] 2024 Ford Bronco Ra ... [10.00] 2018 Porsche 911 GTS [10.00] 2022 Ford F-250 Tremor [8.50]	I never wanted to put my life in public for all to see. What’s the point of privacy and privacy rights if you just give them away? I definitely do not have a Facebook account and was never interested in one.
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02-09-2020, 03:24 PM	#53
bigrum Private 497 Rep 97 Posts Drives: 17 M3 ZCP Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside Salma Hayek (Seattle/Eastside) iTrader: (0)	Dump the bitch known as FB.
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02-09-2020, 06:03 PM	#55
RickFLM4 Brigadier General 12091 Rep 4,884 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: PB County, FL iTrader: (0)	I am on LinkedIn and have a business with no need for Facebook. I was briefly on Instagram when our vacation condo was being constructed because that was the way to see updates and pictures of work in progress. My wife uses FB to keep in touch with family in Nicaragua. I see no need for FB, Twitter or any other such platform for myself. The privacy concerns are real and I already allocate more than enough time here without having other things to follow. __________________ Current: 2018 SO/SS F83 ZCP Gone: 2015 SO/SO F82 Last edited by RickFLM4; 02-09-2020 at 07:10 PM..
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Dang3r Schmollbraten 12477 Rep 1,985 Posts Drives: M4CPC // HP4 Comp. Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Liandri Central Core iTrader: (0)	FB? Never had, never will! Funny side story: Wifey and me went beyond Berkeley Shopping Center after shopping 1,5 years ago just to visit the FB campus and see the sh*t live. At the end we made a picture in front of the big picture with the thumb up at Hacker Rd. I had turned my thumb demonstrately down and only a few minutes later a security employee came up and told us to go __________________ Citizen of ///M - Town, where too much is just right Some say, that my scrotum has its own small gravity field and when Im slowing down that brake lights come on at my buttox
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02-10-2020, 06:32 AM	#57
Andeep Guest 0 Rep n/a Posts Drives:	I think this is the best modern social network, I understand why people leave it because of the many wrong information that is published there, but I would recommend you stay. After all, there you can chat with friends and find help in any field, such as education.
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02-10-2020, 07:48 AM	#60
The Choosey begger Libertarian 71760 Rep 4,035 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Sanctuary City iTrader: (0)	I collect airplane models, the main forum is dying out. There are a few active FB groups that i follow. Same with racing, a good way to keep in touch with my racing friends and know about upcoming events etc.
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02-10-2020, 08:19 AM	#61
JP10 Major 2415 Rep 1,143 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: SC iTrader: (0)	Never had one. Fiance constantly venting/complaining to me regarding posts of close family. I usually just tell her to delete her account. My dad loves it, he has absolutely no filter on there.
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02-10-2020, 09:03 AM	#63
Conissah Major 1556 Rep 1,047 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (1)	I use it for car groups, marketplace, and memes. I wouldn't have power steering in my Miata rn if it weren't for the local Miata group I joined, dude was giving parts away for free. I never post anything, just share random videos and memes. Any time I see anything political (or just shit I dont want to see in general), the offender either gets a 30 day mute or just removed entirely. I don't care to see what other people are up to, and I don't care to have my feed flooded with the latest new stories. Cars and memes ONLY.
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02-10-2020, 12:57 PM	#66
spta97 Colonel 1435 Rep 2,235 Posts Drives: BMW 2020 X3MC Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	An old coworker told me that the iPhone app would listen in on your conversations. I didn’t believe it until my gf and i we’re talking randomly about Ford Explorers. She opened up the Facebook app to check something and sure enough, had an add for the new Ford Explorer. Never typed/emailed/texted or searched for them. Coincidence? Perhaps, but I doubt it. Outside of FB, she was also looking for a job and I started getting email about Glassdoor jobs - a site I haven’t visited in 5 years. I only had a shell FB account with a fake name when on Bumble. I never posted anything.
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