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I disabled my account in the plans of coming back to it a few weeks later. That was over a year ago, and never going back was the best decision I ever made.
I really don't like Facebook. It brings out the worst in a lot of people (in the form of bragging and gross displays of vanity mostly). I was really late to Facebook but decided that, for work reasons, I should be on it. Since then I've closed my account a couple of times but my account is currently open. At this point (unfortunately) there are people who will message me there for gigs who, for some reason, seem to have a more difficult time with emails or texts. As a result I feel like I have to have my account open and, worse, that I have to check in frequently. I will rarely post anything on Facebook - just the occasional live shot to let other musicians know I'm out there. But yeah, I think the world would be a better place without Facebook.
I'll throw in a contrary view. I enjoy FB a fair amount of the time. Is there too much B.S. and otherwise worthless stuff? Of course. ("Having a ham sandwich for lunch!") Really?! Who gives a crap? I skip over those quickly.
But on the other hand, I've reconnected with some K-9 brothers with whom I served in Vietnam. Hadn't heard from them in over 40 years when they started "friending" me. I didn't know if they were dead or alive. Same with a lot of old friends that I had lost contact with.
So bottom line for me is that if I look at the stuff that interests me, and disregard the rest, it can be a good thing. Kinda' like TalkBass!!
But on the other hand, I've reconnected with some K-9 brothers with whom I served in Vietnam. Hadn't heard from them in over 40 years when they started "friending" me. I didn't know if they were dead or alive. Same with a lot of old friends that I had lost contact with.
So bottom line for me is that if I look at the stuff that interests me, and disregard the rest, it can be a good thing. Kinda' like TalkBass!!
I'm with you. It's a double-edged sword. I've been able to reconnect with old friends and, yes, even meet people face to face that I'd never have met without it. I've become much more connected to the local music community here than I ever was in any other city in pre-Facebook days. It's easier to dial in social events and so forth. I had a party here over the weekend and almost all of the logistics of keeping in touch with attendees before, and sharing photos and videos afterwards, were done via Facebook.I'll throw in a contrary view. I enjoy FB a fair amount of the time. Is there too much B.S. and otherwise worthless stuff? Of course. ("Having a ham sandwich for lunch!") Really?! Who gives a crap? I skip over those quickly.
But on the other hand, I've reconnected with some K-9 brothers with whom I served in Vietnam. Hadn't heard from them in over 40 years when they started "friending" me. I didn't know if they were dead or alive. Same with a lot of old friends that I had lost contact with.
So bottom line for me is that if I look at the stuff that interests me, and disregard the rest, it can be a good thing. Kinda' like TalkBass!!
Facebook can be incredibly annoying; way too much political talk and so forth, but they have tools for dealing with that, if you bother to learn how to use them. Most people don't even realize there's a "restricted list," for example, that can be used to control who can see each post so that Angry Uncle Joe won't start spouting off if you happen to mention his least favorite political candidate.
On the downside, it is a distraction and a time-sink. But so is this place.
Ain't never made an account with them and never will.
I can see groups and organisations up and coming events on fb by Googling their name and clicking their fb page from there, look for a few seconds to check the announcement and date of events...done.
If the page can not be seen not logged in, they lose.
TalkBass is the only place I go and talk to people, even met more than a few TBers in real life and hope to meet up with more.
I can see groups and organisations up and coming events on fb by Googling their name and clicking their fb page from there, look for a few seconds to check the announcement and date of events...done.
If the page can not be seen not logged in, they lose.
TalkBass is the only place I go and talk to people, even met more than a few TBers in real life and hope to meet up with more.
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My take is very similar, I have one legacy post on my personal timeline and that's it. My last break lasted for over two years and I did not miss it much at all. But OTOH, the amount of views I get on my business page around NAMM time are pretty substantial. Last year I posted a bass build in-progress and it got 8000 hits in 24 hours, before there were even any electronics to talk about. But in the end, that is more about vanity and less about actual business being done.
Yes. It's been two years since I requested to have my account deleted. I didn't like all of the politics and hatred being spewed from a lot of friends. So, I downloaded all of my photos, and requested a deletion, which is a different than being disabled. Plus, Zuckerberg was in the news a lot for being a scummy business owner that wouldn't take responsibility for things, and I no longer wanted to be a part of it. Never looked back. It's hard to stay connected to family and friends without it though.
Is it really? Even with emails, texts and phones? I've found that Facebook gives the impression of connectedness more than anything else. Anyone I want to stay connected with I do - regardless of Facebook.
Yeah but mostly with extended family where that's the only place we stay connected. I stay connected to immediate family and friends via text or phone. But I did notice a difference with others.
I never really was in touch with my distant relatives until Facebook came around. I'm still not heavily in touch with them but at least now we all have some idea of what's going on in each other's lives. Whereas before, it was just blank.
It is if you care about family. It's no longer just the long Christmas card insert with the pictures of the kids so you can see how much they've grown. Now you can see them growing up in real time and maybe even reach out to them if you want.
I completely deleted my FB account over a year ago. I still do Twitter but even that is slowing. I don't miss FB at all.
Now TalkBass is another thing entirely. IF you're playing your bass whether live, in the basement, jammin' with buddies, or in the slammer, you're always learning something worth sharing.