I hate FaceBook...

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A few months ago I was bored and thought I'd give FaceBook a try. At first it was fun, I enjoyed adding my closest friends and some members of my family and I enjoyed uploading pictures of my interests and posting my thoughts. But then people I don't like started adding me as friends. I added them just to be polite but started regretting it because they would get all in my business so I tried deleting them, but somehow they found out and kept adding me as friends, and the one person who I hate the most sent me an ugly message about deleting him. So I decided to just cancel my account and just stick to using my MSN messenger and forums to keep in touch with my friends. I know I could have just blocked those people, but since they all know my phone number and know where I live that would have just caused more drama...

So who else here hates FaceBook as much as I do for similar reasons?

I hate Facebook, too. The only reason I opened an account with them was because my Aspie support group decided that we should have a page on there. That way we could plan things and contact each other about them. At first, it was fun looking up people on FB, and contacting distant cousins and such. But in time, I began to see who the "popular" relatives were, and it wasn't me. Then, the ridiculous trivia that people kept posting. As well as strangers trying to friend me just because they were friends of friends of mine. I want to cancel it but need to keep it active because my siblings sometimes contact me on there, and I do want to keep in touch. Ah, well...

I don't like Facebook or Myspace anymore cause I don't feel like having my whole life posted onto a profile. Besides, there are certain people who I don't want looking, so I'm better off not making any profiles of that sort.

Yay, I'm not the only one! People always act like I must be legally dead and the news just hasn't reached my body yet when they find out I'm not on Facebook and don't want to make an account just to add them. Not like they can't still visit, or call, or email me. They just can't throw virtual sheep at me.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates FaceBook.

FaceBook is just full of too much drama, even if you block the people you don't like if they know your phone number or where you live you'll still be hearing it. I feel like I should have never joined FaceBook.

I don't have a problem with it.
I find communicating over FB easier than communicating over the phone or in person.

I have my settings so you can't send me a message unless you're my friend. Solves a lot. You can put your friends into groups (which I do). Not everyone on my friends list gets to see every post. The more personal stuff is specified to a smaller group.

Facebook is a blessing and a curse. I like that I can communicate easily with people or groups that otherwise might be difficult to get hold of. Some friend moved abroad about a year ago, facebook means we can keep in touch and I can see pics of their new life but....I also hate facebook because it often makes me feel the same way parties do- lonely in a sea of people. I also find it too shallow and show-offy.

To me, if I do not communicate with you face-to-face, I do not want to communicate with you at all. I will never join any social network group.

i hate facebook with a passion.............
no one on there understands me, so they talk don't to me; and, people in my old circle of friends aren't interested in reconnecting with me..despite my attempts. but - life takes unexpected turns for all, and i don't want to miss out on anything great.....though i can't even imagine what that would be at this point.

im starting to feel like i wouldn't even really be closing the door if i just deleted my account, telling zuckerberg's world to f*** off.

Another reason I don't feel particularly compelled to join it is because this happens every few years. People I know go "omg, you need to join X, it's such an awesome way to keep in touch!! We don't talk enough, this way we can stay in touch more". Then it gets used for a while a whole lot, then less, then not at all until something new comes along and it starts up again. People I know always use it as some magical solution to 'staying in touch'. But I've had the same email for 15 years, I've had the same phone number for 8 years, I'm only unavailable when I'm raiding or sleeping and I answer/return calls fairly quickly. I don't think the problem they have with staying in touch with me is lack of brand_new_communication_tool.

This is true. When I complain about FB, I usually hear a lot of justification for using it, mainly that it's supposedly a great way to communicate and stay in touch. But the people who are saying this never communicated when they had my email.

Yet another reason i will never get a facebook account.

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I dont hate facebook, but I hate when family and freinds sending stupid app and game requests.
I only use it catch up and chat. (not that half my freinds go out of there way) but it's probably just me!

Once you don't give a s**t about drama and you figure out who causes it, you don't have to deal with it. I have very few family members on it for that reason.