What should you think about when using Facebook?
This is an excellent blog post, though it made me sick reading it.<p>I recently made the switch. I went from trying to limit how much I log in (to once or twice a week), to actually not logging in. I've been cold-turkey for two months (except for a couple of times when I had a very specific reason to check something).<p>I thought it would be difficult. Turns out it's not so hard, and it's the fear of reduced social contact (or dopamine withdrawal more likely) that was stopping me. If you have a plan to replace the social interactions with other forms, you realise that the rest is just dross. If I really want to know what my friends had for breakfast I can phone them up and ask. On balance, I'd rather not.<p>I'm not at the point of deleting the account yet. Small steps.<p>Here were my reasons FWIW: <a href="http://blog.afandian.com/2017/01/why-i-am-giving-up-on-facebook/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.afandian.com/2017/01/why-i-am-giving-up-on-faceb...</a><p>If you're reading and considering whether or not you can withdraw from Facebook, you can do it!