&gt; an educated, independent thinker, someone who really tries to engage and understand the world and has discovered interesting opportunities which they pursue<p>That certainly sounds like an attempt to insult those who do use Facebook.<p>&gt; but can you image the great minds and innovators of our generation [...] updating their FB?<p>Absolutely, the same way that great minds of past generations had friends, went to social events, and wrote letters. Facebook is just the latest and easiest way to maintain the social bonds which are important to nearly all of us (including so-called &quot;great minds&quot;).<p>I don&#x27;t post status updates often (probably once a month), but I log into Facebook multiple times a day. It&#x27;s great to see what my friends are up to and what they care about.<p>If not for seeing my friend at SpaceX post about today&#x27;s launch, I probably would have missed out on watching it.<p>Get off your high horse. If you don&#x27;t want to use Facebook, that&#x27;s fine. That doesn&#x27;t make those of us who do neanderthals.