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Why I'm quitting Facebook

by priley on 2/26/13, 1:09 AM with 12 comments

  • by stephengillie on 2/26/13, 1:33 AM

    This is a blogger advertising for his new book.
  • by sergiotapia on 2/26/13, 1:35 AM

    Bla bla bla - show me another ubiquitous platform that let's me chat with my mother halfway across to the state from my mobile phone/computer/toaster.

    I only have 49 Facebook friends, I don't add every other schmoe to my list. I laugh when I see people with 2000+ friends and then complain about privacy. Give me a break.

  • by alaskamiller on 2/26/13, 1:35 AM

    One day we'll look back and laugh about how much we needed to check in to a black mirror every so often, like how people looked back to the 70's and 80's and laugh how much cocaine addiction, was tolerated in social settings.
  • by itsybaev on 2/26/13, 2:14 AM

    Read my book, I'm cool - you're not