So, it seems like a bit of a knee jerk reaction to all the current Facebook data security woes and Senate questioning Mark Zuckerberg’s going through, but over the last 12 months or so, I’ve been looking at what really impacts me and my immediate social circle with Facebook.

With the wrapping up of a lot of my community management stuff, I think I can safely say that Facebook no longer yields any positive value for me in my life; friends and family usually talk to me through Discord, or SMS me directly – and all the interest groups such as cosplay, gaming, and pop culture – no longer really share anything of value to me.

I don’t get my news from Facebook, nor do I get my general information from there either. So it behooves me to ask, why bother using Facebook? My soapbox ranting, and musings can either be channeled through Twitter for short mid-shower style thoughts, and I have this blog for anything longer form.

And so, as an experiment, I might consider uninstalling Facebook and Messenger from my phone, and deactivate my Facebook accounts (not delete). If I manage to go a month without really missing these applications, then I suppose it might be a good chance to get rid of them.