&gt;oh that we could all be as enlightened as you<p>Completely agree. Not being on facebook is the new &quot;I don&#x27;t even <i>own</i> a tv&quot;. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theonion.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-tel-429" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theonion.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;area-man-constantly-mentioni...</a><p>As for using facebook in a sane manner, I was struggling because I rely on messages <i>and</i> event invites so I didn&#x27;t want to block it completely (and messenger.com and app is not enough for me). But this plugin basically saved me: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chrome.google.com&#x2F;webstore&#x2F;detail&#x2F;kill-news-feed&#x2F;hjobfcedfgohjkaieocljfcppjbkglfd" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chrome.google.com&#x2F;webstore&#x2F;detail&#x2F;kill-news-feed&#x2F;hjo...</a> -- it simply hides the newsfeed, turning facebook into a fully functional messages&#x2F;events page that it otherwise completely dull.