Am I the last person in the civilized world without a Facebook account? - Page 2

I only got one less than a year ago. I admit I don't really see the fascination either, but I know there are lots of people who spend hours on there a day. I needed to do one for my blog, so I set up a personal one just to see if I was smart enough to do it. I figured if I was going to mess one up I'd rather mess up my personal one. I didn't even friend request anyone. The VERY few friends I have are people who saw I had one and friend requested me. I do admit to enjoying reading my kids facebook (which I couldn't do without one) and seeing what their HS friends are up to. Now that they're in college, I don't see those kids who were such a big part of our life for so long, so it's nice to see. I have MANY friends and even relatives who don't have them and the ones who do really hardly ever post.....about like me, once a month or so. I also like it because I can get the coupons that are facebook ones or sign up for the facebook freebies......so many companies seem to be going that way now. But I wouldn't sweat not having one. I don't think you're missing much personally.

My husband doesn't have one, but he views mine all the time. He doesn't have his own to prevent him from responding to certain people's posts.

Yes, you are the only person who actually uses a computer with an internet connection that doesn't have at least one FB account.

 

Well, okay you might be a member of a very small club, the membership is dwindling.

 

Honestly, FB is not that bad IF you know how to use it. Hints:

 

~ The FB e-mail address I use has no other purpose. E-mail addresses are free. You create a new one in seconds. I DO NOT link my real FB e-mail address to my FB account.

 

~ I DO NOT link my cellphone to my FB account.

 

~ Once I create the account, I lock down the security. I make my account unsearchable. If you knew my exact real name, city and state you still wouldn't be able to find me.

 

~ I flip all the options so I never receive e-mails UNLESS someone tags me in one of their pictures or makes a comment about me - and a few other settings.

 

~ Secure browsing is enabled and I only use FB on a secured internet connection (not a public one like at Starbucks.)

 

~ Under FB Ads, both settings are NO ONE.

 

~ If you 'friend' people and you don't like how their posting, put them on your restricted list and they'll never know! You can also block them.

 

I add friends individually by looking for people I know. Since they can't find me, I find them and tell them to look for my friend request. Yes, I do have friends and they're people I like.

 

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE catching up with friends and relatives in far away places. I'm so much closer to my grandchildren, nieces and nephews now - as well as my in-laws. When we get together in person, the "catching up" is seamless. After all, we only "saw each other" the other day.

 

No you are not the only one without a facebook account.  I use my computer and internet all day each day and I have no face book account.  I can't tell you how many times or people tell me daily I need to get an account etc, but I see no reason yet (although if I did I think I'd be using Cookie2's guidelines.

no, i don't have one & don't have any interest in one either.   i'm more of a private person.

I don't have one either and I will resist getting one as long as possible. The more of an issue it becomes in my life, the more I hate it. My husband and my sisters have accounts so I can stay relatively current on what's going on through them...but, still, I've missed more than one baby announcement that's been posted on Facebook but not communicated via email. I find it irritating but there's not much I can do about it (save to actually get a Facebook account ).