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J pold · 10-12-2009, 11:29 AM

For the past few weeks my computer access has been rather limited, I don't have a working computer at home and the only time I use one recently is for short periods of times while at school. This got me thinking why do I have a facebook account at all? Initially I thought my social life would take somewhat of a beating without me being on facebook at least once a day, but if anything it's thrived. I've found myself actually having genuine interactions with people, instead of writing useless messages on walls and commenting on status updates. When I ask people what's new in their lives, I don't know before hand from reading their facebook page. Not to mention the amount of time I wasted for on it for the last few years.

However it's not all bad, I've been the creator and participant in groups dedicated to people who have passed away, that are very touching. I can communicate with family and friends who are abroad with relative easy. Coordinating events/trips with friends can also be done easily.

But because of our modern society deleting your facebook account is somewhat of a brash decision, or as someone once told me "committing social suicide".I wanted to consult the people of CP.

Why do you have a facebook account?

What benefits does it bring to your life?

What harm does it being to your life?

How much time do you spend on facebook?

How much would your life be impacted if you deleted your account today?

10-12-2009, 11:29 AM	#1
J pold Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Exp:	I'm thinking of deleting my facebook account. For the past few weeks my computer access has been rather limited, I don't have a working computer at home and the only time I use one recently is for short periods of times while at school. This got me thinking why do I have a facebook account at all? Initially I thought my social life would take somewhat of a beating without me being on facebook at least once a day, but if anything it's thrived. I've found myself actually having genuine interactions with people, instead of writing useless messages on walls and commenting on status updates. When I ask people what's new in their lives, I don't know before hand from reading their facebook page. Not to mention the amount of time I wasted for on it for the last few years. However it's not all bad, I've been the creator and participant in groups dedicated to people who have passed away, that are very touching. I can communicate with family and friends who are abroad with relative easy. Coordinating events/trips with friends can also be done easily. But because of our modern society deleting your facebook account is somewhat of a brash decision, or as someone once told me "committing social suicide".I wanted to consult the people of CP. Why do you have a facebook account? What benefits does it bring to your life? What harm does it being to your life? How much time do you spend on facebook? How much would your life be impacted if you deleted your account today?