Why I'm giving up on Facebook (2017)
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- #social media impact
- #privacy concerns
- #digital detox
- The author's New Year's resolution is to be more intentional about life, leading to the decision to quit Facebook after two months of logging out, similar to giving up sugar.
- Reasons for leaving Facebook include manipulative user interface designed to waste time, extensive data collection and sharing, and the creation of social media bubbles and echo chambers.
- Facebook enables data manipulation by third parties, isolates groups, and there are better ways to stay in touch, such as phone calls or in-person chats.
- The author compares Facebook to refined sugar—ingrained and hard to give up but ultimately negative—and is not deleting the account due to existing data retention and potential future needs.
- The author encourages real friendships and provides a Twitter handle for alternative contact, wishing everyone a happy and intentional 2017.