Why I'm Leaving Facebook...Again (2023)

On June 30th, 2023, I will...once again...leave Facebook. After being required to rejoin in order to facilitate our school's social media accounts as part of my job duties, I am now free to leave again. This video will explain some of the reasons why. And, who knows, maybe you'll decide to join me! (Yeah, I didn't think so. LOL)

I started this channel in order to document life as it gets lived. It's about where I live, how I live, where I travel, why I travel, and so much more. Eclectic is a good word for the content to be found here. I hope you will come along for the ride!

[KarenLovesColours]

Speaking of algorithm: I have no idea, why YouTube thought I should watch your chanel - I'm about 30 years away from retirement, live in Germany and am a vegetarian with a mostly plant-based diet 😀 Well, actually I do know: It's because of your video on decluttering. But now I've also watched some of your other videos and I quite liked them. There is something very relaxing about the way you speak and as you said in your first video: This chanel is not about retirement its about living life. I got rid of all social media a couple of years ago because I found it quite toxic and not helpful for my mental health.

[rhonda]

I quit FB when politics got so bad in 2016 and never looked back. If found it was hurting my casual friendships with neighbors and acquaintances in real time because I was suddenly learning things about them, that due to our southern politeness, never came up in casual conversations. Turns out small talk is really the key to diverse relationships in these divided times and I have happier interactions with my neighbors when I do not know all their views on EVERYTHING - lol.

[calideb]

Essential is my new favorite word :) My husband died 5 years ago & was such a collector of things we both enjoyed, but also many items I didn't know he had. A surprise for sure. We'd been married for 37 years and I was overwhelmed. My mom passed at 97 in 2021. Some of her things came to my home as well. I was lost and overrun with decades of "stuff" that seemed so important. The last 6 months I've switched perspective, deciding that my home is now a reflection of me & my life-not a warehouse of things. It's going to take a while to get through. Grief can stifle decision making. Grief is also remembering the person or times that are no longer.
You're not crazy, you're creating your home for the life you are living right now. We all go through seasons - retirement can be just as fun as we can make it. And, you are giving your family an amazing gift of deciding about all the things so they will not have too.

Looking forward to your journey (and mine too). Best wishes!

[Faithful]

For me leaving Facebook and staying off it is one of the best decisions I have made for my physical, mental, and spiritual health. I was letting it rob me of time spent living real life and affecting my relationships in a negative direction, especially with the polarization in our world on political, economic, religious, and cultural views. It was like a drug that I needed to detox from. I don’t shy away from hard topics or opinions or having strong values, I just don’t express them on FB anymore.

[cat_pb]

Deleted my Facebook in 2017 and never looked back 🤗 I can completely relate
However I also deleted IG and Twitter~

[Nnya]

When you don’t pay for a service, you are the product. Leaving social media was the best decision I ever made. I feel like I am more present in my own life. Unfortunately LinkedIn is needed for young professionals in my industry but so is life in the 21st century.

[mikedennington]

Most of the internet has been taken over by advertisers and its a huge shame. I don't use FB, NEVER click on an ad, have YouTube premium so no ads. It is the way I cope with the internet nowadays.

[edwizard]

I'm with you. I'm only on FB is because my kids and grandkids live in another state (country) and this is my only daily contact with them. I'm ready to quit FB too.

[footbru]

The problem for me is that facebook holds all sorts of information ransom - because I'm not on FB I can't see what's going on in my local community. Even local government uses FB to post news. They post it on FB, but not their own website!

It's incredibly frustrating.

[jimwlouavl]

I dropped Facebook at first because of politics and for the final time because I kept getting hacked. That made me realize the costs outweighed the benefits. I do miss some of the updates about people but not enough to go back.

[LynetteP]

I 1000% agree. For all social media. It’s so polarizing. I follow family to keep in touch and I love the randomness of garden pics and pets. But it is so much more divisive than uniting. And it seems to be an unfiltered platform for so many. It no longer brings me joy or connects me to people in a real way.

[Jay-dnfc]

For anyone who needs tips to stay off FB but not leave it entirely, I’ve deleted the app of my phone and once a week I’ll access the website on my computer, check my notifications and then close the app. No scrolling. I’ve got a few things I need to still access so that’s why I haven’t deleted it, yet.

[texasmimi]

I also left this platform twice, years ago. People, ID'd as "a friend of a friend" and the like, were coming out of the woodwork. I am in touch with those I CHOOSE to be in touch with, anyone else is part of my past and I am beyond that.

[suewilkinsonmorrobayca]

Thanks for sharing this information. My husband and I left Facebook in 2016, don’t miss it at all!

[rosemartin]

Stay strong! I was on Facebook for a short period until I also became frustrated with how intrusive in my personal life it was. It is like curbing an addiction. We have to be vigilant against being sucked back in. My life has become more peaceful and reflective without the urgency and anxiety generated by the overwhelming amount of information (should that word be stimulus?) that site generates. Take more time to smell the roses!

[lucyl]

I agree with you…I left Facebook a few years ago and definitely not going back.

[wendywolfe]

I, like you, had been very frustrated with Facebook and quit. I did miss seeing some friends their grandkids doings, travels etc. So, I got back on but it sure is a slippery slope. Trying to practice what is essential to me, I am quiting again for good!! It is essential to me I can write honestly without creating a war. I hate all the ads and misinformation. I've signed up for me we and will give it a go. Might not get on anything new if it doesn't work out. I like what I've seen so far! Take care.

[ritaduplessis]

I understand about Facebook. I went off a month ago, and just go on, on someone I listen too, five days a week. Once a week, I peek on each person, and go right off. One person I was always getting something on private message, and I had to block. It was too draining. My husband noticed the difference. What a relief 😊

[gordonklassen]

I deactivated my account in spring '23. I asked myself 'what am I using this for?' The odd funny cartoon, groups, seeing what people had for supper, and outrage at the political climate? While I miss some of the group discussions, I am glad that I deactivated the account. And with the political climate heating up again, it accelerated the decision.

It has become so irrelevant that I haven’t gotten around to delete the account yet.

I found it had become the candy floss of the internet…without the nutritional content.

[caroletta]

I only got on FB because an 80-year-old cousin said I needed to look at her pictures she took! Mistake! Then somehow stuff started showing up about various people's lives I might want to "friend". When I briefly checked out their profiles they were showing what they had for dinner and posted themselves posing like movie stars and showing how they were living the "good life"! In other words, it just appeared "fake". Therefore, I call it "Fake Book". Just a waste of my time.