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Maybe some people would like this functionality.

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:kitten:

What, Facebook by itself not enough of a timesuck? "Well, I've had a very productive day - added another couple hundred friends and had my personal data leaked to dozens of pedophiles - time to reward myself by taking a break from work to talk about Mersenne primes."

[quote=ewmayer;199041]What, Facebook by itself not enough of a timesuck? "Well, I've had a very productive day - added another couple hundred friends and had my personal data leaked to dozens of pedophiles - time to reward myself by taking a break from work to talk about Mersenne primes."[/quote]
Yay, finally somebody else out there who shares my low opinion of Facebook! :w00t: I was beginning to think the whole world had gone crazy.

[QUOTE=mdettweiler;199043]Yay, finally somebody else out there who shares my low opinion of Facebook! :w00t: I was beginning to think the whole world had gone crazy.[/QUOTE][aol]Me too !!!??!!!?!!![/aol]

Paul

I don't think Prof. Caldwell is crazy... :smile:

Luigi

Hey, let's all get on the bandwagon...
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(don't worry, it's a joke)

[QUOTE=mdettweiler;199043]Yay, finally somebody else out there who shares my low opinion of Facebook! :w00t: I was beginning to think the whole world had gone crazy.[/QUOTE]The whole world has gone crazy. Facebook is merely a symptom. Airport "security" is another symptom. And the final straw will be when we see kittens running away from monsters.

[url=http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/i-killed-myself-on-facebook-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/]I killed myself on Facebook, and lived to tell the tale[/url]
[quote]There must be people who find Facebook fulfilling, just as there are people who enjoy discussing Kanye West’s latest rant or actually believe the man has a talent for making anything other than a tit of himself. I just happen not to be one of them.

I used no apps. I killed no pirates or zombies. I didn’t kiss anyone or any number of other stereotypical application activities the media trots out when making casual reference to our social networking overlords. I got the occasional party invite that way, but not many. My sole benefit was being friended by people I haven’t seen or heard from in 20 years, who proceeded not to make any further contact.

I decided I could live without them, and the hordes of random people I met at a party once, so I set about looking for the Delete button.

Ever seen that option?

I’ll save you the hassle. There isn’t one.

There is a Deactivate option. One may deactivate one’s account. Leaving all of one’s relationships, apps, wall notes, mails, statuses, photos - all of one’s data - safely nestled inside Facebook’s servers. Where they can process metadata about your identity and network of friends to their cold information-loving heart’s content. Where they can use your demographic information to increase their advertising revenue. Best of all, they still store data on your computer - so that when your friends send you a link to the photos from last Friday night, Facebook knows it’s you and warmly informs you re-activation is only a click away. [/quote]

I gave in and quit fighting the pressure imposed by my real life family and friends. I now log in once every few months and spend an hour or so going through everything they sent.

[quote=frmky;199626]I gave in and quit fighting the pressure imposed by my real life family and friends. I now log in once every few months and spend an hour or so going through everything they sent.[/quote]
I must say, I find the ubiquitous pressure of the type you describe rather pathetic. Fortunately I still have a few last refuges of people within my immediate family who agree with me that it's completely lame, but nontheless the refrain is the same at family reunions and other meetings--"do you have a Facebook?" The crazy thing about it is, when I say "no", it's not just a simple matter of "no"; they invariably say something along the lines of "why don't you get one?" and I have to defend my reasoning yet again. :rolleyes:

@Ernst: Great article! Even the "delete" button isn't enough to completely wash one's hands of a Facebook profile. Scary.