I hadn't used FB for more than three years but recently I needed to open it for some reasons. But still, I am not much active there than I am on steemit. I have found it more useful than any other social media site like FB, IG, Etc. There is also a like/love button but the steem's upvote thing has its own charms. The recent data stealing issue is very alarming and its good to leave Facebook.

Can't you just leave facebook because it sucks? I left 4 years ago, and my life has improved immeasurably. My life is still not good, but at least I don't spend any time on facebook. 

My last post was my phone number. I left it up there for a couple days. One person called. 

I haven't talked to 99% of my facebook friends since then. No losses, only gains.

I am not seeing facebook as that much of a competitor or as obsolete before. Lots of people on FB worry about privacy, how are they going to feel on a blockchain where every post is available?
Thanks @cryptoctopus for this post....

All people get rid of (Facebook) a little bit then see the result
I see the result = the appearance of other sites similar to
Facebook

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Can it alter our reality? Hmm now that's a tricky thing, we all know that our search data can be easily recorded and that's how many of the ads work. Keeping that in mind and knowing that Facebook has a massive amount of power over people due to the number of users and their private data being stored in their database. Legally they can control what appears on our timeline which in turn controls our thoughts changing our perspective in time. So they can get dominant if only we are rooted to FB. People underestimate the power of manipulation and control media can have on us, they dont see what it can do when someone has such huge amount of personal data. If Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple ignore the privacy protocols and decides to use it for bad. Its just gonna be chaos !!

Very disappointing with that social media.

After I read the contents on your post, then I visited on website that you share it, and much time should I spend reading the contents. Then I'm part of you by leaving of that social media. If I continue to use it then always harmed and dangerous to me. Thanks @cryptoctopus for your information

https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmcG2ZoiyRDheZidvGHFxAnHR9RhXzjncggX5qJVRgvdHo

Besides us, then for those who read it will definitely stay away from facebooks. 

I've 'deactivated' my Facebook account earlier today actually. Would have deleted it but that hasn't been an option for years.

Facebook is on it's way to a downward spiral. Zucc knows it and that's exactly why he is selling off his shares and it's exactly why Facebook is now putting out commercials in the US saying they're changing the news feed algorithm to display less ads.

It's still a data mining psych opp and will be exposed as one. There's a couple class action lawsuits filed against them as well. Elon Musk was just recently on Twitter (another terrible social site. Gab.ai is superior) trolling FB and Zucc for it's practices. He removed the Tesla page and his personal page combining over 2 million followers/likes.

I'm going to keep my fingers crossed and hope that greedy Zucc and FB get what he/they deserve.

Great post. I did not know that Facebook has such a huge power over people. I do not use Facebook at all, except as a chat whit friends and mostly about crypto:).

Since i am very aware of my mental processes, and ... my memory is the sort that stores data connections.

I noticed that f-c-book was f-c-ing with my feeds a long while ago.

When i used it last, i literally had to go to friend's time lines to view what i wanted to view.  I knew the information was missing, and had to go find it.  This got very annoying.

I also had friends on the "right" and on the "left" so i would see bunches of things from each side.  When my last "left" friend defriended me (because they didn't like my evidence) i saw how drastically my f-c-book feed was changed.  How much i was missing, without any way of getting to that information again.

However, the most important thing was likes and replies.  I found myself craving the dopamine.  I could see how people would become trolls, just to get responses.

It wasn't good.  Haven't been back for a while.  Does f-c-book still exist?

I watched an interview with a journalist on CNN talking about this issue concerning Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. 

Some of friends have deleted their accounts, I am not there quite yet.  It is sad that many users in the African continent are not even aware of what is going on.  

If a users data is not safe then there really is no need to keep being on that platform.

Great post @cryptooctopus. And if anyone should doubt how our perceptions of reality are already being fucked with, check this out and prepare to have your mind blown. 

(Now Playing on Dtube) Inverted Reality - Media Rolled-Out Main Child Actors From Parkland School Shooting Event Made Foreboding Movie Trailer In June 2017

https://steemit.com/video/@clarityofsignal/now-playing-on-dtube-inverted-reality-media-rolled-out-main-child-actors-from-parkland-school-shooting-event-made-foreboding

Since joining steem about  a month ago my use of Facebook has decreased dramatically. Theres much more rich content here rather than just selfies and family shots.

I just stay on facebook for messenger  now  - its how i contact my friends and family

If I would have 175k SP it would be an easy decision to quite Facebook 😋

But seriously, if Steemit one day becomes shit, will you then also quite? Or does this somehow work a bit different because of the financial value?

That's so cool to see the numbers growing off FB and onto steemit.

This is terrible. That is why I'm also not that active on Facebook anymore. Well, my reason might not be due to that but mine is due to the fact that I find Steemit more beneficial for me and my finances. So with such news, I'm glad that I've also made a move to focus on Steemit.

When you offer no money for a service, you ARE the currency.

This is why instagram and snapchat, even while drowning in a sea of complaints of how content is displayed, continues to do what they want.

Instagram's modus operandi is:
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Throwing out a chronological timeline of posts so pictures from weeks back can suddenly show up in your feed you refreshed a few minutes ago.
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Using algorithms to show you what it<strong> thinks</strong> you want to see, perfect for current events and ads.
</li>
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Using those same algorithms to show related topics, opening up another niche you might be interested in aka getting more information from you and repeating it all over again
</li>
</ul>

Snapchat is just more arrogant about their goals which is why their most controversial layout to date mixes in ads with personal stories with friends.

Its also why they set up location based snaps and filters so a company can easily set up shop by making their content no different than what you like to consume.

Ultimately, these companies are all just different flavors in the same ice cream cone and really just show you that <strong>"Pictures are worth a thousand words"</strong>

they've been exposed, it's always been there, they keep it for themselves who knows what they do with it?

We are in a time where the battle for our minds and hearts is at a premium and the tools that take them are available to those who can pay for them. Facebook is the one we can point to but the real issue is humans need to be more compassionate on the one side and responsible on the other. I am not a fan of facebook, but all social media including Steemit can have the same qualities of causing us to loose touch with reality and each other. We have to monitor ourselves and treat it like what it really is for the most part, an imitation of life but not real life. If we an do that, we will be fine. Als0 we need to turn all of these damn things off often and go to a park.

I have also been using facebook less and less this past few months. 

Besides, reading news like this one https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-artificial-intelligence-ai-chatbot-new-language-research-openai-google-a7869706.html

and watching alexa like this is kind of creepy 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMJm4cZ9yxQ

My confidence is getting smaller by the day when it comes to all these giants

Outstanding post.. I did a #joinsteemit on twitter yesterday and followed it and you ... Let's get together delete facebook and join steemit. s. Yes it is true that people still use facebook even though they have a great platform like steemit because most do not realize or their countries have banned sites like steemit. You know now a days I really don't use facebook because it's a waste of time and at that time I can use the steemit and earn money as well as meet with extraordinary people like you. zukerberg fear that it will disappear in the air if the steemit are increasingly popular. Thank you for sharing with us. @cryptoctopus
Come on

#JoinSteemit twitter campaign
To anyone on twitter, there's a rollicking #JoinSteemit tweet.

Facebook has way too much power and control as you’ve said. I have not deleted my FB yet simply because all of my friends are on there and it’s the easiest platform to connect with ppl besides text msg. But I know I will eventually have to delete FB at some point, I’m not happy with the direction it is heading. Hopefully it will benefit Steemit if enough ppl leave FB

certainly facebook has the peculiarity of inducing us to change the perception of many things, distorting many things that are far from reality and it is dangerous !! ... thank you very much for the post

I'm also decided to leave facebook for good !

Steemit has opened our eyes that facebook sicks. My activities on facebook has reduced a lot. With time, o will have to abandon facebook.

Oh my! I rarely go to facebook, but that is where all my family can be found. They do not call or email at all, they all use facebook. If I totally ditch it, I may never hear from or even about them again.

Wait just a minute here, people are still using Facebook?

It crazy to see those developers with bad intention.

Everyone is leaving facebook and I think that is going to leave a mark on the company.

Facebook does suck. I didn't know it does all that. We need to leave Facebook for good now.
We're wasting our time as well as compromising with our privacy

Facebook has been disconnected from my reality for a while. Generally every time I enter to communicate with someone specific I end up blocking publications or promotions that have nothing to do with my preferences or those of my friends.
Thank you for your concern and I will try to share this information with more friends.

its not facebook it fakebook. People nowadays are addictive to these social applications. this is spreading like a virus. A distraction of our new generation. we just sit and waste our whole day on facebook  and do nothing. we can put all time in some use. like steemit it might not give you what you want but at least its not giving false hope and giving you a reality check.  critic

I am totally in support of the post you've made. To me,  Facebook is just an app that drains my data without rewards. I spend time doing nothing on Facebook, all I do is login and log out with no benefits. It gets my man angry...he complains about. Me burning my data for no reason. Steemit is actually the best social media app I've ever seen in my life. Thanks for sharing. Kudos to you.