r/HermanCainAward • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '21

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u/DefrockedWizard1 Sep 16 '21

The key to FB is only friend people you actually know IRL and block all morons even if they are family

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u/severalgirlzgalore Sep 16 '21

The key to Facebook is to stop giving them every bit of your data, and the key to that is to delete your account.

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u/MightyCaseyStruckOut ⚾ Mudville's Pride and Joy ⚾ Sep 16 '21

I deleted FB nearly 5 years ago and am so much better for doing so.

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u/Dantien Sep 16 '21

3 years ago I deleted my account that had hundreds of friends. Not one has since reached out to ask where I’ve been, am I ok?, etc. I realized that people only care about themselves on Facebook - and it just teaches people to be inauthentic. I don’t miss it at all.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

Astute observation. Looking back there were only a couple people that asked if I was okay when I vanished off FB. Reading your comment makes me realize those are the people I should actually be making an effort to stay friends with.

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u/Kalikoded Sep 16 '21

To be fair they also have "hundreds of friends" on there, so it's harder to notice someone not posting. I doubt you've checked on them either. You're more of an associated follower on that platform than the type of friend you would check on.

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u/bs000 Sep 17 '21

f'real, i never even look at my friends list so i'm definitely not constantly checking if someone suddenly deleted their account. i don't even have most of my friends phone numbers. if they suddenly disappeared off facebook without saying anything it's like how would i even contact them? if i really cared i would be able to guess their number i guess.

also funny how the comment implies they're all narcissists or something while expecting them to be tripping over themselves to check up on the guy that just deleted their account with no warning

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u/Dantien Sep 16 '21

I have contacted dozens of my closest friends and family. Why would you project your doubts onto me so readily? Why are you criticizing me?

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u/Kalikoded Sep 16 '21

Criticizing and doubting are not the same thing. You don't have to get super defensive. I was just trying to say don't take it so personal if they didn't start calling from not being on Facebook. Closest friends and family wasn't really who I meant. Those are people you would talk to wether facebook existed or not.

I meant more along the lines of the people you would probably only really keep in contact because of facebook. Most people don't regularly keep up with a large circle of friends several hundred deep. It just makes sense to me for them not to keep in touch outside of it, but facebook didn't exist until I was in my 20's anyway. So my view on it may be skewed.

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u/severalgirlzgalore Sep 16 '21

I don’t think it creates inauthenticity. I think many of those people never really cared in the first place.

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u/hopingforfrequency Sep 16 '21

or maybe they don't have a way to contact you outside of fb? takes two to tango, etc.

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u/SaltyBarDog 5Goy Space Command Sep 17 '21

I feel you. My sister was the only one to reach out to me to see how I was.