I deleted my FB account almost a year ago for a couple reasons. One of which is the sheer insanity of a single corporation knowing so much about us all and our relationships. Another is that checking Facebook all the time became a bad habit, like a twitch, something I felt the urge to do but then got no relief through doing. Another is probably spite - a rejection of the idea that having a FB account is necessary, something to be taken for granted.<p>Some observations:<p>- I have no idea what&#x27;s going on in the lives of many people I&#x27;m not in close contact with. I have no problem with this.<p>- My wife tells me about extended family stuff, and shows me the occasional photo. I&#x27;m okay with this.<p>- Instagram has replaced FB to a great degree, for me. But instead of being built around a growing social graph, my Instagram experience is built around a handful of friends and networks of interest. But my usage is nothing like the way I used FB. I post only when I have something to share, and I open the app probably once a week to peruse. I miss tons of stuff, and I&#x27;m okay with that.<p>- I&#x27;m involved with a bunch of athletic groups that use FB for events and communication. This is a problem. The degree to which FB has replaced email in this regard is crazy to me. I hope Slack etc. will prove effective at minimizing this.<p>- I&#x27;m launching a business soon and I was concerned that I&#x27;d _need_ to be on FB in some commercial capacity. But I honestly think that era is over. Other companies in my industry have anemic feeds that point to the low, low level of engagement through that channel.<p>- When I feel the need to waste time, some remnant of the FB &#x27;twitch&#x27;, I look at old faves like englishrussia.com or subject-matter porn like landandfarm.com or everydaycarry.com<p>- I call&#x2F;FaceTime my mom more often.