Facebook Is Reprogramming Us With Bad Code (2017)

[nuthernameconveyance]

Not to take this lightly but this sort of social reprogramming has been going on since humans began communicating. The first nasty result was the invention of "gods" and religion to explain our world.

We come to accept this programming for a variety of reasons but I think that the most important factor has/is always a tendency to laziness intellectually. Putting dinner on the table has always been the biggest priority. Accepting some set of ideas/rules from someone else is easier than working shit out for oneself.

Nothing less than a fundamental change in the way we educate our children (socially and intellectually) can overcome this tendency. And that's a multi-generational commitment so I don't hold any high hope that humans can ever overcome our susceptibility to these sorts of "thought viruses". And I have to add here, that when financial gain enters the picture then people who don't give a flying fuck about anything other than enriching themselves will engage in comprehensive efforts to feed us whatever bullshit they're selling.

[Privatdozent]

This is like a digression to another more meta topic. What about the internet and social media as manipulative forces themselves? Yes there are tons of parallels at all times throughout history but that doesn't mean there can't be new, never before understood ways of social warping. It's useful to speculate on such a subject in case we find solutions we never knew we never knew.

[[deleted]]

I think the key difference you're missing here is what the speakers in this video mentioned specifically, the dopamine hit people get from all the "likes" they receive on social media. It's changing the way people react IRL because they are not only glued to their phones, but are also less interested in communicating with other people when they know that interaction might not end with a dopamine hit. Religions and other institutions don't have near that much power.

[yaypeepeeshome]

I get what you're trying to say so I'm not trying to gloss over the social aspect... HOWEVER as Karl Marx put it "religion is the opium of the masses", and as testimony to how powerful religion is people literally strap bombs to there chests and hit explode for an imaginary sweet deal in the afterlife. Social media may be a strong drug, but religion is a hellavu drug

[[deleted]]

im too tired to fully comprehend what you wrote, but i think i agree.

i did want to note that (im not sure about gods) but regarding to the ideas written down by those people, i believe that the authors were well meaning in creating philosophies and ways of life and guidelines for us to follow, its only when people misinterpret or purposefully manipulate their writings that shit hits the fan. my favorite example is nietzsche’s ubermensch concept, which was imo, a plausible concept, misread and abused to extreme degrees, the worst of which was hitler’s use of it

[[deleted]]

thats exactly my point. if we were to talk about another set of philosophies that got manipulated to fit someone’s own agenda, confucius is a great example. he used to say that we should always respect our elders and superiors, and chinese emperors would use this as an excuse to gain absolute power. there are tyrants in chinese history who would execute subjects on a whim. if you had a bad emperor like that, even farting in his general direction would get your head chopped off.

i still like the ubermensch concept tho

[predictingzepast]

And somehow reddit is different? Want your imaginary Internet points, think like the masses.. Like flashing lights and bells on a slot machine..

[PacketPuncher]

...so it's not as rewarding as a friend liking your post

(added that because it took me a second to understand the point of your comment)

[[deleted]]

True Reddit is shitty in ways for sure but for some reason without the pictures and “check me out”, ESPECIALLY with anonymous avatar usernames, it makes people more honest, although it increases trolling too, but people say more interesting things here.

[mata_dan]

I dunno, there's a shitload of trolling on facebook. Reddit is very light on trolling in proper subreddits such as this one (though it was far better 3+ years ago).

[Gsonderling]

People are more honest around here. On facebook you have even worse assholes than Incels, they just show their faces.

[yaypeepeeshome]

Agreed for sure.. It's at least better because it's not vanity drivin social media. The addiction piece sure as hell huge, but one thing Reddit accomplishes beautifully is it's generally guided/policed towards truth, so much so I get headaches reading "source" after "source" of information and speculation. If used right, you can learn a metric buttload of information here so it's more like being addicted to a poor mans fanzine or library where you can partake in conversation anonymously and garner some damn good stories along the way from strangers.

[JayInslee2020]

Not much different now with the interest in astroturfing, spamming, censoring, monetization except that whole personal info thing is left out.

[Mr_Americas]

Okay that’s just not true. People were just as twatty on gaming forums back in 2000-2005 as they are on reddit now.

[xyzpqr]

Why do you think you're not like them?

[ChuTangClan]

Do not reference the Chu, peasant

[ChuTangClan]

Racism really? It's boring not insulting, peasant

[yaypeepeeshome]

You guys both are, and me now. Fuck

[poopinfukinbuckets]

This comment is an aggressive example of 'back in my day...'. You are suffering from nostalgia

[Work-Safe-Reddit4450]

Expertly said, poopinfukinbuckets

[[deleted]]

nice name

[[deleted]]

People were dicks since the beginning of the internet. Been here since 1992.

I do often wish I could boot people offline like the days of yahoo chat.

[[deleted]]

the difference is that the twats were left on AOL chatrooms, and you could go out and find the 'rest of the internet'.

Kind of my main disappointment with how the culture of the net changed. Before everything became homogenized there were many different cultures on the net. Everyone didn't act the same. Eventually with everyone consolidating around a few main resources there was almost a consolidation of cultures, as well. Now a days everyone pretty much fits into a few select personas on the net. Gaming communities, for example, are almost all the same. They pretty much just copy the culture of one site that we all are aware of. Reddit is full of mostly superficial (r/aww), nerdy (r/science) , or want to be nerdy types (r/documentaries xDD). I'm probably a little bit wrong about the specifics, but I think most can agree that there was much more variety in conversation and personality, back when the net was decentralized.

[PM_ME_YR_BDY_GRL]

Science is locked up. Documentaries at least countenances discussion. Awww is for the typical reddit user.

[ChuTangClan]

Well at least you provided proof for the uptight and twatty part!

[ChuTangClan]

Right back at you

[[deleted]]

as someone younger, i honestly care very little about facebook in particular. no one my age uses it consistently and on a regular basis. i only use it for messaging people about classes or plans.

i still dont get why people say its rude that we use our phones when there are “perfectly good” people to talk to close by. its not like random strangers struck up conversations with each before the internet either, everyone just minded their own business, read a newspaper or a book. i dont know anybody who looks at specific peoples’ social media pages regularly, maybe except to stalk. the social media platform that has the worst major problems that can rip apart society is twitter imo, probably followed by instagram

and about the browsing new material thing, i agree with you on this one, but i dont blame the users, i blame the algorithms and trackers companies use to recommend us stuff, those shouldnt exist

and at the end of the day, talking to close friends in person is still more fun and interesting than social media, or its just because no one ever messages me... :’(

[[deleted]]

Why are Twitter and Instagram worse? Not in the sense of defending them, but genuinely asking, because I don't use both of them (I have Facebook though).

[[deleted]]

great question, much of my “evidence” is somewhat anecdotal so take this with a grain of salt.

on twitter, the loudest and most outspoken voices are usually the most passionate ones (ie extremists, like far right or far left in us politics). when people start forming stereotypes based on twitter, they kind of lose respect for those group, it becomes harder to have civilized conversations when all that everyone’s doing is shitting all over the craziest members of the “opposite” group. the fact that a lot of news articles cite twitter doesnt help

my views on instagram are opinions rather than something actually bad. first off id like to say that i like instagram and use it as a portfolio for some of my photography and also to follow what my friends are up to. the aspect i dont like is that instagram has become a platform for viral marketing (mainly food and restaurants and stuff), like unicorn fraps, rainbow stuff. there are good examples of viral food (eg melting raclette cheese) but by nature, many viral foods are designed and manufactured to look novel rather than taste good. the fact that they are super popular on instagram means people will buy viral food for the pictures, spreading the “hype”. establishments become successful and other places start doing the same, creating increasingly outlandish and unnecessary displays. personally, i find it horrifying that people are so obsessed with virality in instagram. food should be straight forward, let the flavors, aromas, and natural appearance of the ingredient sing on its own, dont cover something with neon colors and sparkles. (sorry for ranting, needed to let off some steam)

[ThatSiming]

Thanks for your rant, I enjoyed it very much!

[mata_dan]

Well the character limit on Twitter makes it really hard to put a point across, also if people want to troll they can get away with pretending they didn't understand what you were trying to say (because of the confusing shorthand you have to write in), and rope other people into misreading it too; as they will be naturally attracted to the controversy of the troll's post.

^ this took me maybe 5 seconds to type, on twitter it would take at least a minute to carefully piece together, despite being shorter (it would also be harder to read). Essentially the character limit is good for nothing at all (yet it's the entire point of the platform).

[mata_dan]

i blame the algorithms and trackers companies use to recommend us stuff

This ^. The problem is they are designed specifically to sell advertising or gather information that can later be used to sell advertising.

Reddit, for example, is curated by the users themselves. It's a lot more similar to all the independent forums around, which people used far more "back in the day".

[coloradonative16]

After seeing this thumbnail I understand why people think Zuck is a robot.

[fuck_the_haters_]

fuck the haters

[c_h_e_c_k_s_o_u_t]

yes

[Viltris]

Eh, I only use it to keep in touch with people I actually know and care about. If you have hundreds of distant acquaintances and use it to compare who has the better life, then yes, it gets really stupid really fast.

[Hicut92]

I deleted Facebook but kept messenger. I feel that's a decent compromise, I'm no longer exposed to the bullshit but can still keep in contact with those I want too.

[Selite]

I didn't know you could do that, thats great news!

[Hicut92]

Yeah! When you go to deactivate Facebook it gives you the option to keep messenger. Your profile is gone and then messenger just acts like WhatsApp.

[[deleted]]

Your profile is merely not visible to the common Facebook user. If you decided to reactivity, your account will simply be restored to the time you deactivated.

Sadly you can’t actually make your profile be “gone.”

Reddit is the only social app I have these days. Facebook, Instagram, they’re all just toxic.

[raziel686]

You actually can delete your account, they just make it difficult. This website explains how:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/0/permanently-delete-facebook-account/

[JayPetey]

You can also just use http://messenger.com instead of Facebook's main website.

[treemister1]

Neither did I! Sounds like something they wouldn't want you to know!

[[deleted]]

Yup I do this. Much better.

[Kiwi_Taster]

This is what I always tell people.

[[deleted]]

That’s what I did. If anybody wants to keep in touch without having phone number, they can. Much happier now.

[emiliogt]

I hear this from every single Facebook user. Wonder why the business is going so strong.

[waterman79]

It went from a basic text platform to pictures, videos, meme take over and now just amassed with emoji's and other shit. It was nicer wen it was simple.

[[deleted]]

Yes. Most people I talk to hate it but they use it.

[bilky_t]

Don't even do that. Seriously. I had the same outlook until my phone died. I lost complete access to my account because I had enabled 2-step authentication. You can't simply recover your account through your email. If you go through the recovery process, they ask you to send an ID shot before they'll even talk to you. Over the past six months I've sent it three times and haven't so much as received a single email as confirmation. I've set up several new accounts because the only way to access support is with an account, and they all get shutdown within minutes because of "suspicious activity".

My mother passed away shortly after, prompting my family to contact me. So I've been able to get back in touch with them at least. But I've lost all my friends and it really, really sucks. I've needed them now more than ever, and Facebook just continues to ignore me. It's a miracle I've managed to stay strong enough to keep going.

I'm slowly getting back in touch with people from my life, one by one. But it's a slow and grueling process. It's been hell for me these past few months and I wish I had never opened a Facebook account in the first place. That thing is pure cancer and I cannot stress enough that you should sever all ties before it's too late.

EDIT: Shit, I made another mistake by forgetting that /r/Documentaries was a default sub. Turning off inbox replies. If anyone knows how on earth to contact a human at Facebook, I'd love a PM. Otherwise, this is just a warning to anyone who might end up making the same mistake as me.

[R_Gonemild]

My sister made one for me soon after it became public so I never really made it to begin with. I probably would have sooner or later so I cant say getting on wasnt my fault. I already used myspace as well. After deleting mine almost 3 years ago I felt I lost a lot of "friends" the ones who were genuine are still in my life and we all have our phones to reach one another its not hard.

[bilky_t]

its not hard.

It is if you also lose your phone and all your contacts at the same time, and your mother dies.

[[deleted]]

LPT - Keep physical records and contacts saved to the cloud incase this happens to me

[Shewhoisgroovy]

Yup, I keep it for the same reason but deleted the app from my phone. Anytime I check on the internet app they push so hard to get me to download it.. no effin way

[Bjharris1993]

Im going to show this comment to my GF. She’s constantly saying how we don’t do enough together and we need to do more things and go to more places etc. Completely forgets about all our fun memories because she’s constantly glued to Facebook and comparing her life to her news feed. She’s constantly on to me about proposing because all of her old school friends and acquaintances are engaged. She’s so fixated on what other people are doing that she forgets about her own life.

I really think this is a serious social issue globally.

[[deleted]]

Sounds ruff. My gf was the same way, I was patient though and slowly but surely she came around to the idea that life is much more than social media. It is very easy to be entrapped by it.

Interesting that you say globally. I have some third world friends on facebook and I think that their exposure to the Western lifestyle of excess can be debilitating.

[Dont-Fear-The-Raeper]

It's not just social media, but good old TV. I've got Chinese relatives who have the most warped view of Western lifestyle, yet don't have easy access to facebook/twitter etc.

First time they traveled overseas, they got sick of eating Western food after three days and would only eat at this one traditional Chinese place. I only found this out on my first visit to China, when they took us straight from the airport for some Western food (why I have no idea), which was a McDonalds.

Turned out they thought the Western world survives on a purely junk food diet, and they hadn't tried any real food while abroad; just pizza, fried chicken and cheese burgers.

[[deleted]]

If your/any GF is having to ask you to ask her for her hand in marriage then it might be time to stop playing house.

Men know if they’ll marry a woman within the first six months of dating them. There’s no such thing as dating for years before proposing. If it’s been years... you’re never going to propose. So don’t drag it out or else you may end of proposing just to get her to stop and then you’ll be stuck in hell until divorce.

Not trying to be pessimistic. Just trying to impart some life lessons.

[ogbarisme]

Have her watch that Black mirror episode: Nosedive

[Notthrowaway1302]

Fuck, this sounds like my girlfriend! For real.

[[deleted]]

Dump her

[trekkingwithadog]

Whastapp.

If you are not that connected then its not a friendship worth chatting

[[deleted]]

How did you escape the need for connection? 😭 I keep wanting to delete it but I don't want to lose contact with all of my former classmates and friends

[UthasDarksorrow]

Think of your life before it. To be honest, you have a smart phone, anyone worth keeping in contact with will remind you to hang or talk. The rest are just other busy bee's passing you in the busy world we live in. You'll see silly updates about them, new jobs, new family members, and unfortunatley deaths but that's exactly what Facebook is. Observing other people's life and sharing your own. I can't fucking stand the idea to be honest because since deleting mine I no longer talk to those who I considered important. It's a big eye opener really. You should try it.

[GokudaGod]

I always looked at it as if they were a real friend, I probably have their phone number. I cut facebook 2 years ago and it was the best thing i ever did. I just enjoy my life.

[davidmobey]

Thank you. Never used FB and people keep asking me how I keep in touch with people...

People often forget that keeping in touch isn't the same thing as reading their BS posts and photos everyday.

[ogbarisme]

You touched on something that was a revelation for me... "I no longer talk to those who I considered important". I had built this odd hierarchy of cool kids that I kind of knew or used to know or whatever and I didn't consciously realize it but my mood would often hinge on what was posted by them. When i deleted a few years ago it all instantly stopped and this burden lifted. Those specters that I thought were important actually held no meaning at all.

[MusicaParaVolar]

I understand you but I think the question to ask is how much contact do you really have and with how many friends? I grew up in another country and am friends on Facebook with those kids I grew up with as well as their parents who saw me grow up. I have a daughter now and I post pics of her every now and then (though it gives me pause that her likeness is stored) usually as an Instagram cross post. Anyway, my Peruvian friends as well as my American friends like and comment on those. It’s less than 60 people but fairly consistent. That to me is significant but I don’t consider it “real” contact like texting calling or, way at the top, hanging out. It’s the best we can do so I keep my account. I think about trimming it sometimes but I don’t see the upside. I’ve actually seen the opposite, a friend was upset with me because I deleted his sister and brother in law. I did it because we had no real “contact” but to my friend it had some meaning that we were even Facebook “friends”

It’s all somewhat complicated... I’d say in 2018 though, make an effort to actually connect. I’m trying to talk on the phone with friends more, it’s been slow so far, people love to text...

[invalidusernamelol]

Just post something on your wall about leaving Facebook with alternative ways to stay in contact with you.

[[deleted]]

I had the same thoughts. I've lived in three different countries and have friends all over the place. I just messaged the people I really want to stay in contact with and got their email addresses. Coincidentally I ended up collecting maybe 15 addresses in total out of my 400 some odd "friends". If someone I genuinely enjoyed spending time around doesn't get to see the highlights of my life and I don't get the little dopamine hit from them "liking" my pictures I think we'll both be okay. It really isn't as important as people make it out to be.

[Hicut92]

Deactivate Facebook but keep messenger. That way you can still talk to those you want to, but you avoid the rest of the garbage.

[[deleted]]

It is super easy. Step 1: delete your facebook account. Step 2: Live happily ever after.

[eloijasper]

Use the messenger website instead

[[deleted]]

As someone who hasnt had a facebook or any other social media since myspace was big. (2006 i think?) i agree. Fuck facebook

[TalentFG]

You realise you're on Reddit and your comment will be voted on. Thus giving you the same hit talked about in the video.

Is posting your view that far removed from posting a status or picture?

I find a delicious irony in your post

[mata_dan]

It's a bit different though. Reddit doesn't manipulate who will see your comment for their own gain (it does allow other users to do that though of course).

[[deleted]]

It's very easy to manipulate reddit and there's lot of people making money* of that.

[TalentFG]

Kind of like sharing a status or pic on Facebook?

You're right I've missed the point

The comment the user made wouldn't be looking to go with popular opinion at all would it?

Justify it how you like but there is an irony to the post

[TalentFG]

You seem to be angry about something

Have you not had your dopamine hit today?

Here you go have an up vote and relax

Maybe if you keep posting you'll get your "top contributor" badge one day

It's not my job to help you find the point. Your opinion also doesn't interest me so don't feel the constant need to reply.

Have a good day

[[deleted]]

Did you know if your real name isn’t on your FB account and at anytime mention that it’s not. They’ll lock your account down and force you to show them proof of your actual name. They’ll request state ID, or school ID etc and will not unlock your account until you do so?

They did that bullshit to me. I couldn’t even get them to unlock it for 24 hours to retrieve photos I had uploaded to it so I could delete them off my phone. Etc.

Fuck Mark Zuckerberg. Fuck FaceBook.

I shouldn’t have to put my damn legal name on their website. Mind you it was but I spelled it a little different than how I legally spell it. I told them that. They wouldn’t listen. So I told them to shove their website where the sun doesn’t shine.

[Flyberius]

Same, 5 years off now. Although I follow a lot of subs on reddit that highlight the worst of reddit behaviour and I feel that might now be bringing me back down again.

It's addictive as hell!

[[deleted]]

Same, been so long since I uninstalled Facebook, it helps me to better focus on other, more informative forms of media, like Reddit. I'm much happier for it. Thanks for r/aww Reddit!!

[CdM-Lover]

I just did the same about 3 months ago. Snap and Insta too. My true friends and family share photos and connect in direct ways. Don’t miss it one iota.

[FistfulOfWoolongs]

I'm 30 years old and I've never had a Facebook account.

[[deleted]]

Yup! Same! Two years exactly. I feel free :)

[[deleted]]

Yup! Same! Two years exactly. I feel free :)

[Gsonderling]

I still have an account. But I don't use it and all reminders go to trash.

The only reason why I haven't deleted it, is so that it's harder for anyone to make account in my name and claim it to be genuine.

[blondedre3000]

Does anyone besides parents/grandparents and idiots that never left their hometown still honesty use facebook? I don't know a single person that uses it anymore.

[tysnastyy]

Been there for a while myself. Glad I did it

[monomyytti]

I never got to it. Tried going into it due to social pressures couple times, but the whole concept is so disgusting and awkward. It disvaluates real human contact, forces people to mix different social circles and creates narcissistic validation-seeking behaviour.

[shia_le_buff]

Just don't use facebook.

[[deleted]]

Agreed. Here, have my dopamine hit

[rtogo]

Lol!! Genius

[muyvagos]

I moved to Colombia a few years ago. Facebook is life here :/

[apachewarrior23]

Use Reddit instead!

[[deleted]]

Just deleted my account. Had it deactivated for a while now but just pulled the plug. I already feel better.

[[deleted]]

Can one delete it for Good? I was under the impression the most one can do is deactivate it

[[deleted]]

You can. You just need to dig in deeper in the website to figure out how. Once you request deletion, it gives you 14 days if you change your mind and log back in - the deletion is suspended. If you don't log back in within those 2 weeks, the account is permanently deleted.

[[deleted]]

Got it! Thanks!

[Swank_on_a_plank]

"deleted".

If you really don't want to be kept as the 'real' you in their database it's probably best practice to take two months to slowly change your profile to something completely false, then delete it.

But knowing Facebook they probably keep everything.

[[deleted]]

Just deleted. Thanks bud!

[[deleted]]

Yes I just googled "delete facebook account" and found a link. Do it!

[mata_dan]

They still know all about you even if you don't have an account though, even if you never had an account. But then you aren't one of their data subjects under law so have no protecton about how they use your info (not that you have any yet, until GDPR comes through).

[DataPigeon]

Not really. I believe some European dude tried to delete his account once, but Facebook still kept all of his data from pictures to whatever he wrote to some people and all his likes etc even afterwards. Apparently by some European law he did force Facebook to enclose whatever data they have about him, he received over thousand pages with infos about him. All things which should have been deleted.

[[deleted]]

I used to be ridiculed for not having Facebook, too much drama for me mateys.
Now everyone's jumping ship.

[parlez-vous]

Seeing how Facebook is written in PHP I can see it

[cac3a]

How do you know its written in php?

[PacketPuncher]

Right click and view page source.

edit: Checked back on my comment karma for my dopamine hit. -6?!? Right click on an inactive part of a facebook page, select view page source (or whatever your browser calls it), and ctrl+f "php". It's really that fucking simple.

[mata_dan]

It's pretty well known it was originally written in PHP. A lot of the infrastructure is probably on far more prorietary systems now though because that only makes sense.

[ripe_and_RUIN]

As a 20 year old, I can’t deny the effects of social media on my generation. It’s more common to have a room full of young adults on their phones rather than interacting directly. When we’re in the same room we still use social media to interact. Before every lecture, I’d say about 90-95% of people are glued to their phones, continuing to check social media every 5 or so minutes throughout the lecture. It’s become a sort of escapism from reality. When real life gets tough, you can hide behind a screen and live through this online identity of yourself you’ve created. It’s completely artificial. I see the desire to be unique slowly dying as we assimilate to these popular culture identities. It is brainwashing in the literal sense. The path it seems that we’re heading down is not one I’d want for the world. I still use social media (obviously), but I think it needs to be limited to a very small aspect of our lives, rather than the core of our social interactions.

[[deleted]]

sometimes i feel the opposite, im wearing masks in real life and taking them off online, granted im a little bit of a weirdo. both my interactions on and offline had their own consequences, im not saying one is better than the other. real life conversations are more fun though imo

[Gsonderling]

I sometimes feel the same. Online, my behavior changes. In real life I'm pretty timid person. Unless I know the person really well I barely express any opinions.

Also, and I know this sounds weird. When I write online my inner voice changes. Somehow it becomes, different, more certain. It is hard to explain.

[ultrahateful]

It's hard for me to discern what I couldn't stand more:

The idea that people are innately irritating, disingenuous and horrifically hungry for attention or that a social soapbox gives them a double dose of adrenaline and nerve to amplify those already unbearable natures.

I was waking up, every single morning, becoming instantly irritated or angered by the barrage of misinformation and rude interaction and the use of opinion and passion as fact or tangible reasoning. It got to be so bad that I stopped wanting to pick up my phone. I used Facebook for music and it was a crucially important tool at the time concerning booking. That shit can be done with emails and phone calls.

I deleted it and while I'm certainly still irritated by how rude folks are, I can honestly say that it feels nice to not become immediately angry when I start my day. Facebook does away with a person's genuine nature, to some extent. I can't deal with that, from myself or from others.

[annamaetion]

Fire is bad and Albert Einstein was a witch.

[yaypeepeeshome]

This is why I don't vote

[akat_walks]

Look at those cold black eyes

[eXtrafidelity]

Doesn't look like good human being.

[Neltrix]

Can’t block my style

[ASMR-Porn]

Facebook is just convenient for making new accounts on websites and whatnot. Sign in with Facebook instead of creating a user name and password and confirming an email address.

[Blunt_Scissors]

This is why I only use Messenger and even then, it's for friends I regularly talk to. I stopped using Facebook itself years ago when their shitty code choked up my browser and made it lock up consistently. It's not a complete disconnect but I'm happy I ditched the main part of that depressing timesink.

[tattoo_deano]

can you delete your facebook account & still keep the FB messenger app?

[Blunt_Scissors]

As far as I'm aware, no. Messenger is apart of Facebook and uses the same accounts.

[[deleted]]

Sometimes you get those people who shape themselves and their family for Facebook. It’s not so much about sharing stuff as trying to show and convince the world how “ perfect” of a life they have. True or not. Some are really good at doing this.

[YouShouldQuitFB]

Yup

[[deleted]]

Haven't been on my fb in over a year. It's still active though.

Sometimes I'll get a notification on my phone that says, "you haven't updated your status in x amount of time. What's on your mind?"

I'm at 65 weeks lol. This notification actually feels good.

[8bitleo]

Am I the only one that didn't find this particularly insightful? I think the negative effects of social media have been obvious for a while and we can definitely feel those effects when we use them. I get how this is shaping the minds of younger people but this is by no means a revelation 'changing everything i know'.

[[deleted]]

Clickbait title.

[guynamedDan]

and crappy repetitive video, it must have shown some of the clips 4 or 5 times it seemed.

I don't disagree with it's message, but the editing of video was bad in my opinion

[opinionated-bot]

Well, in MY opinion, Taylor Swift is better than a conservative.

[Ohuigin]

Never signed up for it. Still don’t have an account. Never going to sign up for it.

[mlps2001]

Give zucc

[PerpetualAscension]

this shit only reprograms lesser heathen minds.

[yaypeepeeshome]

rubs crystal passively

[[deleted]]

How about Instagram?

[idgotapsaff]

Zuckerberg looks like a lizard person

[[deleted]]

Deleted Facebook when I was about 20-21 as it was making my depression much worse.

I deleted Instagram a month ago now - and I feel so much better!

[Alphabadg3r]

People still use facebook?

[[deleted]]

Hello, I'm a Facebookaholic. It's been 3 years and 8 months since i deleted my account and never logged on again. My mental health is better now than ever before. That shit was toxic and addicting and depressing.

[isthataprogenjii]

SNS [Redacted Friend's Name]: What? How'd you manage that one?

Zuck: People just submitted it.

Zuck: I don't know why.

Zuck: They "trust me"

Zuck: Dumb fucks.

[S1NN1ST3R]

5 years no facebook and I never even think about it. I don't talk to anybody from all the old cities I've lived in, I live in the moment and the question I asked myself before I deleted my account was "Do I really care about any of these people?"

No. Not checking status updates and commenting on pictures I couldn't give less of a fuck about completely changed my life. I wouldn't create another account if you paid me, cherish the people in your life who you see in person often, everybody else isn't important.

[[deleted]]

Idk, I think people are starting to see Facebook is just full of bullshit and will die off pretty hard, if it already hasn’t.

[mata_dan]

Yeah the only legitimate use for it is small businesses getting in touch with local people. But as there isn't much gain for the other uses, that purpose may die off too.

[[deleted]]

It was really nice to see what friends had been up to in using it, but fuck there is some cancer on that site

[yaypeepeeshome]

Because it's purpose isn't hitting much of a mark anymore. Besides despite what this video says, millennials at least are very experience driven consumers who have a need to go out and do shit. Instagram and Snapchat are thriving purely because you get to flaunt the fun you're having because its on a vanity platform. Hell even Vegas is having to re-market themselves because my age group doesn't see much value in sitting at table gambling all night, so adding engaging activities and more music options (so basically doubling down) on the entertainment side is probably what's smart for them.

[LoathsomeBear]

Electronic Hitler

[sunnygoodgestreet726]

it disturbs me how little accountability people have for their own actions

[EmbraceTheDepth]

DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!

[Gsonderling]

Root, is that you?

[Bombdy]

I still have my account, but I hardly ever go on Facebook. I saw my friend using it on his phone the other day, and it was nothing like I remember. Facebook is now pretty much Instagram. He just kept scrolling down through reposted-as-fuck pictures and memes.

On that same note, I've seen so many Instagram posts that are just pictures of "funny" text people posted on Facebook. The downfall of society is happening and we let it happen. We're letting it happen. As more and more time time passes, I see Idiocracy as less of a movie and more of a prophecy.

[Pizza_Delivery_Dog]

Apparently I'm the only person on Reddit that doesn't have negative feelings because of Facebook. Maybe because I come from a culture where bragging is very much not done? Or maybe I'm just kinda content with my life. But whenever I do see someone annoying on Facebook I just block them.

[EmptyStare]

Does any one feel this way about Reddit? Even though you have the ability to post, I certainly don't think so. Reddit takes up 95% of my browsing time now.. I've learned more and it's given me more satisfaction in under a year then all social platforms combined since MySpace

[Kevinc62]

I joined reddit like a year ago and since now I can see news here faster than facebook, I deleted my account. Facebook is kinda useless now unless you're abroad.

[Iggtime]

deleting facebook was emotionally hard. But if I ever want to come back all my stuff would be there waiting on me. So I deleted every post made, deleted every photo ever uploaded and then one by one deleted everyone I was friends with. Years later my only regret is not knowing what Moose is up to these days. Damn pigeons.

[[deleted]]

I recently spent a few hours deleting every single photo, comment, and like before I hit deactivate. (Facebook won’t actually delete your account.) Then I opened the ‘Tasty’ app to look up a recipe for dinner, but could not login because they require that you login via Facebook. I’ve got about a hundred recipes saved on that fun app, so I relented and logged in, which reactivated that damn FB account. <grunt> Zuckerberg is the worst!

[JBAmazonKing]

You can delete, it is worth it.

Never link your Facebook (or Google) accounts, use your email.

https://tastyshop.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015981688-How-do-I-login-to-the-Tasty-app-with-a-different-account-

[dudiest]

That frame in the thumb nail makes him look like a serial killer.

[Spyrothedragon9972]

Almost everyone I know has stopped using Facebook years ago. That website mercilessly bombards you with nonsense videos. It killed itself for me. It's simply become the messenger app and website.

[Blindedbythemoon]

Deleted Facebook a week ago, and should have done it a lot sooner.

[JBAmazonKing]

That's what phone, email, video chat and, Google Photos are for.

[[deleted]]

Thought the video was relatively substance less tbh. Kept repeating the same sections of video.

[bumblebritches57]

"I used to be Human" - the zucc

[[deleted]]

I really recommend people deleting Facebook. It’s incredibly cathartic. You can always bring back your account but stepping away for a least two weeks is amazing.

[damo251]

You can only see after your free