Deleting social media?

Zaiton · 2013-12-27T12:32:45+00:00

Delete those accounts. If they do nothing for you but cause stress, fuck em. There's nothing but drama on FB anyway. If anyone is truly curious why you don't have an account just tell them your busy living life

gutaus · 2013-12-27T09:55:29+00:00

You can delete it. Its not a problem. People will ask why you dont have a facebook, be prepared to answer. However, I think you shouldnt delete it just because "it detracts your attractiveness".

HappyJerk · 2013-12-27T14:03:16+00:00

Take some time and make yourself a nice facebook profile with good pictures

-XDerekX- · 2013-12-27T16:27:00+00:00

I've deleted my facebook years ago, I'm 20 and still have quite the social life, the lack of imbarassment from facebook was well worth it, there's nothing you can find on the internet about me anymore and it doesn't cause many communication challenges, delete it, it's well worth it.

Brendan056 · 2013-12-28T01:48:07+00:00

I deleted my Facebook around a year ago. I can't deny it's useful for catching up with old friends from overseas however you can use e-mail for that.

For me personally social media was bad for my self esteem I would spend hours each day flicking through others profiles looking at how much more attention guys were getting from girls on their profiles, or how everyone seemed to be doing so much more interesting things than me such as travelling etc.

Plus it's nice to find things out about what people are up to in actual person, rather than seeing what everyone is doing at all times on facebook.

So I've never looked back and now use the masses of extra time on self improvement I've really come a long way, I'm quitting my job and have booked a one way flight to South America in February.

PoliteWombat · 2013-12-27T14:12:17+00:00

I got rid of FB a couple years ago. Don't miss it and haven't looked back.

scenny · 2013-12-27T15:17:40+00:00

My Facebook is a fake name, because 1. I'm looking for a job in my field and don't want companies to see my Facebook, and 2. I don't really want girls I don't know well creeping my fb page. Maybe this is an option? That way if you want to have them on fb, you have to give them the fake name. If they ask and you don't, just say "I don't have Facebook".

Jake_STi-RA · 2013-12-28T06:55:56+00:00

There's nothing wrong with social media. To those that are completely anti-social media/'Facebook is complete evil' are the ones that had a social media addiction to begin with and went cold turkey. No use in throwing the baby out with the bath water.

I'm a quiet introvert so I can't hear everything that is going on by just walking around campus. It's a good way for me to learn about social gatherings that are going on (school clubs and car clubs for me). It's also great for me to share pictures from my traveling, articles from news stations, as well as science articles to people, especially my friends that are long distance/in the military.

Like anything, it has its uses but don't get carried away. This goes for the same for those that completely hate social media. If you find drama on your FB, then you're following the wrong pages and have friends with the wrong people. I blocked people that do nothing but post alien conspiracies or political propaganda.

I'm trying to start treating my profile like my online dating profile. Only post things that contribute to importance and post good quality pictures of myself. This means no frat style pictures, or duck faces while holding a 5th of Fireball.

joshsway · 2013-12-27T17:27:32+00:00

why bother deleting them? Just leave it there as an option.

AlphaKenny-1 · 2013-12-27T18:15:17+00:00

You could always just adjust your privacy settings so that your info, pics etc. is only viewable to friends. I'm considering doing it myself for similar reasons

Scooter193 · 2013-12-27T18:17:57+00:00

If she can't find you is one thing but she'll probably bring it up. A somewhat un-related side-effect of this though will be a negative effect on future employers view of you. If you're applying for a job of course they're going to look for your facebook and that sets off a few alarms when they find out you don't have one. You don't have to use it, find a decent profile picture and set all your privacy settings to the top. You can even set it so you don't come up in a search I'm pretty sure. A little contradicting of my earlier advice but it's an option. Hope something here helps

toastedtwister · 2013-12-30T18:03:55+00:00

If people truly care for you, not having Social Media will be no obstruction at all. Those who are your real Friends will still go out of their way to chat. Deleting Facebook and Twitter removes all false friends; trust me I've done it too :)

alteredcarbon3 · 2014-01-01T08:19:42+00:00

Don't delete it, just stop using it on your computer. If you have a smart phone, install the app on it so you can get messages and event invites.

Title	Deleting social media?
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Upvotes	10
Comments	21
Date	December 27, 2013 8:58 AM UTC (12 years ago)
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