I&#x27;d say it is a battle, and a battle that is won by Facebook. I now want to surrender, but with a little dignity.<p>You won&#x27;t convince your social group to delete their Facebook account. You may, however, convince them that you are not cool.<p>I&#x27;ll probably take the other advice, open a new account, use a week for invites, turn on email-updates, and bite the bullet.