Realized this about two years into being on FB. Then quit in 2009. Never looked back.

“Facebook’s conception of community is a mile wide but an inch deep,” Waldman added. “Everyone in our network is the same: They’re all friends. Our mom is a friend, so is that guy we met at yoga that one time. Our bosom buddy gets the same treatment as the person we flirted with last night. The community really isn’t there. It’s a facade, meant to lull you into a false perception that you’re really having a chat on the stoop at your local hangout, not helping to create an increasingly creepy virtual version of yourself with every click, message, or comment.”
Facebook Fabricates Trust Through Fake Intimacy
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Michael Maupin
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Jun 5, 2018
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Realized this about two years into being on FB. Then quit in 2009. Never looked back.
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Written by Michael Maupin1.8K Followers
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Writer, editor, and media maker. Blogs at Completely in the Dark (www.completelydark.com) and lives in Minneapolis, MN. Currently on Substack at StoryShed.
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