I just deactivated my facebook account!
@allyoftherain (7208)
United States
May 21, 2012 4:16pm CST
And I have never felt so FREE!!! I get to the deactivation page and the website pops up with a bunch of pictures of my friends saying, "So and so will miss you! So and so will miss you!" and this message across the top of the page that says, "Are you sure you want to deactivate your account? Your friends won't be able to contact you anymore!"
I go, "HA!!! If they're going to miss me so much they can pick up the smart phone that never leaves their hands and give me a CALL."
I've been a member of Facebook since before it really gathered steam and I've never had much enthusiasm for it. Lately I was just keeping it because so many people I know would spend all their time on Facebook and it was really the only way to contact them. Then I thought to myself, "Why do I have this? Why am I putting up with this website and these people who never want to meet face to face anymore?" So I logged in, and deactivated the darn thing!
HA HA you soul-sucking social media monster! I have defied you!
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
21 May 12
I love my FB, and though I would love to meet some of my friends in person, without a car that wold be nearly impossible..:( But you know, that if you change your mind, there is a time limit where you can sign in and reactivate it and if not, make sure you do not sign in, because just by signing it, your profile won't delete..
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
21 May 12
I doubt I'm going to change my mind. I've hardly ever used it for the most part. Plus, I read on the deactivation page that it would never go away and that I could always go in and reactivate it. 
I wish it would delete itself within a certain period of time. I wish I could delete it right off the bat!
I'm just too painfully old-fashioned for some people. lol I never liked Facebook. I really believe that I've lost contact with more friends than I've gained or kept contact with through facebook. People wouldn't send me letter or give me calls anymore... "Oh you can just keep in touch on Facebook. Read my status updates and stuff!"
I wish it would delete itself within a certain period of time. I wish I could delete it right off the bat!
I'm just too painfully old-fashioned for some people. lol I never liked Facebook. I really believe that I've lost contact with more friends than I've gained or kept contact with through facebook. People wouldn't send me letter or give me calls anymore... "Oh you can just keep in touch on Facebook. Read my status updates and stuff!"3 people like this
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
21 May 12
... that's actually really creepy. I have another reason to be glad I left facebook! Come to think of it, I saw a passed-away friend once on my "people you may know" list and felt kind of scared afterwards. It was eerie.
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
21 May 12
Wait a minute Ally, if you deactivate and do not sign in during the limited time, it will be deleted.
bagarad, your friend, was her account deactivated by a family member or friend? If not, that would explain why her account is still there.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
21 May 12
Good for you! Too often, we let technology dictate our lives. I agree... if they want to keep in touch, there is the phone. Or even email. I still have my FB account but it bothers me. I only go there for a few moments at a time and sometimes not for days. I kind of keep in touch with my kids, but they know where I live and they have my phone number.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
21 May 12
I was much the same way with my facebook for the years I had it. I would only keep it to keep in touch and I would hardly ever log in. Good to know someone doesn't think I'm making a horrible choice! There's e-mail too. My e-mail hasn't changed in years. I'd prefer a good e-mail to having to read a status update to know what my people are up to.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
21 May 12
Go for it! We'll start a revolution! lol Okay, I would recommend it personally but it's totally up to you.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
21 May 12
I like phone calls also and have several friends, who won't even consider joining Facebook. I'll admit its one site I'm not leaving, as my daughter likes the site. She sends me messages on the site and lets me know if she will be late, so I don't worry.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
22 May 12
My whole family is like that, lol. I was the only one who had a facebook, and I wasn't even real happy that I had it. It's really not my cup of tea.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
22 May 12
LOL! good for you! i actually don't spend much time on facebook but i like to see what my kids are up to and i have a lot of work related stuff on there too (contacts) as i work for a non profit agency. my new website that takes all my attention is pintrest!
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
22 May 12
I've been out of the facebook loop so long, I don't even know what a pin interest is! I have an inkling that it must be an interest you pin in place...?
I never spent much time on facebook. I don't miss it! Well... I know it's only been about a day... but there are lots of people who seem to miss it after an hour so I think I can claim I don't miss it after a day with some credibility. 
@michael66 (35)
• Belgium
22 May 12
Well, you showed strength be deactivating your account, but by doing so you also shown that you were quite weak, I mean, come on, it's only Facebook, I really think you should use it for fun, not get too much into it. On my page, I post some stuff, but nothing too big, always on the bright side and funny stuff, it's much more a distraction than anything else.
The problem is not the social media. It's the people who use it.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
22 May 12
Well I agree with you on some accounts. It is only Facebook, not the evil soul-sucking monster I often call it. I like to exaggerate a little too much. 
It is the people who use it rather than the tool itself. But I also never liked Facebook. I never preferred it over a good phone call or visit. Therefore, I don't think it's a weak move for me to swear it off officially. I don't want the distraction, and I don't want my friends thinking that because I have a facebook that means they can ignore an opportunity to have a real chat. So I will boldly stand against the bloodthirsty terror of do-*ahem*- I mean I think I'll just go without it.
It is the people who use it rather than the tool itself. But I also never liked Facebook. I never preferred it over a good phone call or visit. Therefore, I don't think it's a weak move for me to swear it off officially. I don't want the distraction, and I don't want my friends thinking that because I have a facebook that means they can ignore an opportunity to have a real chat. So I will boldly stand against the bloodthirsty terror of do-*ahem*- I mean I think I'll just go without it.1 person likes this
@JHkerriokey (105)
• United States
22 May 12
WTG! i would jump on that band wagon with you but I have relatives who live far away who i poke :) lol it's really the only reason I have it. The only people I have as friends on there are family and friends from work. Seriously only have like 80 people on mine :) and I like it like that.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
22 May 12
You poke them? Is that it? lol I'd rather write letters personally. The band wagon will be here if you ever want to change your mind! 
@roberten (3128)
• United States
21 May 12
Bravo! You are a bravo soul who is going where most men dare not tread; no FB, oh my. I stopped using the site since the games stopped loading properly but I still haven't deactivated my account. I love some of the games but socialize on Mylot.
I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy! He who defies that which is the great FB. 
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
21 May 12
I'm a woman, actually. 
I have a thought that even less women dare to tread away from the land of no Facebook. I played Facebook games for awhile, but I got annoyed with them... so I haven't played in forever!
I have a thought that even less women dare to tread away from the land of no Facebook. I played Facebook games for awhile, but I got annoyed with them... so I haven't played in forever!1 person likes this
@adforme (2114)
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22 May 12
Wow. I have confidence now that facebook is not going to take over the world. There was a way to socially network before facebook; and I can't see the big deal over it anyway. I admit, The bandwagon effect got me on it. So many people, but so little redeeming social value. I guess if anything, we see the power of psychology, and sociology. One may say, "How come something that has generated so much money, be so bad?". Let me just say, I like my privacy; and I have always made friends one at a time. If someone wants to friend me, he or she can do it face to face. After all, isn't that the way it should be?
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
22 May 12
Since when does money generated pertain to the moral "goodness" of something? I don't actually think facebook is out to take over the world, I just like to exaggerate that way. I also like my privacy, and I much prefer that people friend me face to face... as it should be!
I don't actually think facebook is out to take over the world, I just like to exaggerate that way. I also like my privacy, and I much prefer that people friend me face to face... as it should be!
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
22 May 12
I have 2 facebook accounts. My real one, I go to once a week or less. My fake one is for playing games. I only play one game, Cityville, but I don't want anything like that attached to my real name.
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@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
25 May 12
I just want a bit of privacy. Would you want the whole world to know all your leisure activities? The age of face book has really cut down on privacy.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
25 May 12
I agree, but I thought it was better to do away with it altogether than tip-toe personally.
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
22 May 12
Don't want potential employers to know, huh? lol
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@sweetashoney (3594)
• United States
21 May 12
Although I have not deactivated my facebook account, I hardly ever get on there. A few years ago my daughter talked me into joining facebook, at first I thought it was great. After getting on the site about everyday for a while, I started to loose interest, all I ever seen was a bunch of people telling all their business, how life is sooooooo great (bunch of BS)or back stabbing other people! Now the only time I get on there is to look at a picture that one of my children have posted of my grandchildren (about once every three months or so).
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
21 May 12
I saw a far share of facebook drama as well. And I hated that my friends would never tell me they broke up with their girlfriend/boyfriend, they would just change their relationship status and let everyone else offer their sympathies (while the said EX would then proceed to cause trouble). It was good to keep in touch for a time, but I think I ultimately lost touch with more people than I stayed in contact with.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
22 May 12
Maybe you should deactivate it to make it official...? Or not. You can just leave it sitting there....
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
23 May 12
Well to each their own. There goes my dream of starting a facebook-leaving revolution...
@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
21 May 12
I'd rather people Facebook me than phone to be honest. I don't have a lot of time for chit chat . . . at least with Facebook people keep things short and to the point - and I can communicate anytime I want. But I know what you mean. It's when you leave Facebook you see who your real friends are . . . they are the ones who are going to pick up the phone to see if you're still alive!!
Well, in case you get "the urge", you can always activate your account again! I have friends who did that . . . they got sucked back in . . .
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
21 May 12
Well, I'm different than you. I prefer a phone call. And I refuse to be sucked back in! I will stand strong and firm against the black hole that is Facebook... obviously I exaggerate a little bit with the Facebook monster sayings 
but I have no plans to go back at this point.
I prefer a phone call. And I refuse to be sucked back in! I will stand strong and firm against the black hole that is Facebook... obviously I exaggerate a little bit with the Facebook monster sayings but I have no plans to go back at this point.1 person likes this
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
22 May 12
Oh..i have no plan to deactivate my Facebook account at all. It is the site that i update my friends' information. I don't connect to Facebook regularly but i still keep it there, when i am free, i can read all information that my friends posted.
By the way, you did deactivate your Facebook account, it is ok as long as you are happy with it.
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
22 May 12
Yup. I did deactivate it. I actually "sent a request" to delete it. You have to press a special button to send a request to delete your facebook, and you can't even watch it go poof... it sits there waiting for you to reactivate it for two weeks, how lame is that? Well, it'll be gone soon enough. Then I shall dance in the streets.
@RitterSport (2451)
• Lippstadt, Germany
27 May 12
oh nooo that really saddens me. Didnt know you had a FB Account or I would have asked you to be friends there as well. I love FB and use it to keep in touch with my friends all over the world.
Will not meet most of them in person ever as they are halfway around the world but they are not less friends to me than my off line friends are.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
27 May 12
I only added a few online friends I'd never met on facebook and they were people I'd known for years online. I am a little sad, because I'm afraid I might have lost contact with a few of them, but I think I'll find some way to talk to them again and keep up to speed with them. Maybe I just missed getting e-mails from them. lol
I'm glad you would have wanted to add me, but I think I would prefer to just go without facebook. It's not something I really want in my life anymore, I felt it was doing more harm than good.
@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
30 May 12
I am happy too that I have deactivated my facebook account last January 2012. Everyone is bragging about their facebook account and that they are looking at me as weird as I don't have facebook account so I am force to open one. Everyone assumes they are somebody so special because of Facebook account.
Later I have found out facebook is really bad for me as I see people just want to make unnecessary comments on your every post and tagged you here in there. Facebook is a bragging platform and everyone is using it to tell the whole world they are a beaming success and their goal in life is to make the whole world know they have such a great life. Everyone is controlled by Facebook so they need to post here and there of excellent photos of how great their lives is and how damn trash your life is. Now that I have no facebook I have my privacy back and I don't care about what everyone wants to brag about.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
30 May 12
I agree! Facebook is very much like a bragging platform for people, and there's so much unnecessary comments going on. I would get tagged in notes and find that it's just some long spiel about how life is going and they only tagged me because they wanted me to read it. I'm glad I've deleted my facebook, because I feel like I have my privacy back as well. It's a good feeling.
@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
27 May 12
Not a bad idea, if you didn't like facebook that much then there is nothing wrong with deactivating your account. There are other ways to contact them but it won't be as easy. Congratulations XD
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
27 May 12
It will be as easy... well for me! It may seem difficult to other people, but I figure weaning others off their facebook addictions might be good for the world.
@lafredricktaylor (256)
• United States
29 May 12
yeah i saw or read something somewhere one day that said that social media will cause depression..and i really think that is true..i work for an internet company and you wouldnt believe how many people call in when there internet doesnt work, and the first thing they say is, "I cant check my facebook page" I need my internet back up..Is it really that serious..! Goodness!
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
29 May 12
I read that too and it didn't surprise me in the least! I can't believe how many people feel totally lost when they can't access facebook... I mean, go outside and play for crying out loud! Facebook doesn't need you, and you don't need facebook!
@raganator27 (104)
• United States
24 May 12
I think Facebook is the 2nd best way of communication worldwide next to phones.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
25 May 12
I don't want to communicate worldwide if I can't talk face to face. I feel like facebook has really taken away from that. I figured it's not worth the so-called benefits. But that's me.
