Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Are you still on Facebook?

This is just one more, in a long list of reasons, I ditched FB years ago.

https://summit.news/2020/06/11/face...-doesnt-violate-its-community-standards/


What a total cesspool.

Never was on it.

The bad points to it always outweighed the good ones for me.

It started as a data mining project.
It worked better than the BGs ever imagined.

I started a Facebook account years ago, right after it got started. I had tons of messages everyday from people wanting to be my friend, didn't have a clue who they were. It took sixty days to completely delete my account. I didn't want any part of the chit. Same with the wife, she bailed at the same time I did. Our daughter-in-laws live for that chit. I can't understand the attraction. Why would I want the entire world to know every time I take a crap or fix lunch. I don't have time for that, even though I'm retired and have plenty time to do whatever I want to do. BS in my opinion!

Its a poison and time has proven it along with other social media sites will rot your brain and indoctrinate those that feed from it.

Yes, I am, but only for a means to communicate with folks. Being military, far from home often, and seldom make it back to my home town, it is nice to keep some semblance of communication with some of my family and friends. I have long since stopped posting most anything political or what have you. Just pictures of family, friends, and pets. However, I fully understand the disdain and resistance towards FB.

No, I’ve seen far too much bad come from it.

I’ve known several people that were fired from their jobs because of things posted on Facebook that their employers took offense to.

I use it extensively for work, so I have to stay on it. There is a strong market for an unbiased competitor.

Still there. Lots of family to stay in touch with. I do admit to making a liberal head explode from time to time.

I’ve never been on Facebook

Never had it,never will. This site is the closet thing to social media I have.

Just like anything it is what you make it and you control the level of personal info drama shared. I will say it has me read right, any suggested pages, ads, links are all pro hunting/fishing/Trump/conservative/shooting, I get no liberal bullchit.

Looking at suggested pages for me...

AZ 2A 67000 members
Broadhead Nation 22000 members
Coues deer hunting
Fish Az
Grand Canyon hikers
Back country hunters and gear
Az elk hunter
FLOTUS Melania 400000 members
PragerU fan club
Hunt gather cook
Thomas Sowell Quotes Group for our Top Fans.
Local buy and sell groups

That's just a few and they are all like that, I belong to 2 groups 1 archery and another hunting/outdoors. Otherwise I keep tabs on family and friends, no one forces me to post anything, if I do it's about my family or a project or hunting/fishing trip... about the same stuff I do here.

A lot less political bullchit and drama on facebook than here.

Kent

Same here. it's great for finding people who don't want to be found (especially their jobs) if you know what you are doing. I also like it for the marketplace and the hunting/camping/outdoor groups I belong to, but I'm taking a long break from it right now. The stupid BLM BS everywhere was pissing me off.

I do wish there was a viable alternative that though.

Never been on it.

Never have, never will, just another .gov spy sight ran by a commie joo.

Any media site, including whoever hosts this site is owned by the liberal left... I see people saying don't support google but constantly post youtube videos who is owned by... google... if you turn on the internet you are supporting liberal media period... thinking you aren't is silly.

Kent

Anyway, whatever media outlet you decide to participate in, be a reasonable voice for conservative values, use their site for the good side.

Kent

Yes, i use it to keep in touch with friends and family that live far away and all over the country. I don't friend you unless you are a real friend or a close family member. Never really had any problem. Im dang careful on what I post. I have very few friends from where I live as we can get together. If I see a friend that doesnt have good judgement or is post nothing but negative stuff they get defriended or put on 30 day rest on my newsfeed.

I tried it for about two months, maybe a dozen years ago.. It was a total pita and I got out asap - never to return.. I won't even touch any link to FB..

I make around $2000-$3000 in sales each year off of my Facebook page for my beekeeping business. In addition to advertising our honey, wax, etc. I also post educational material for the non-beekeeping public. It has over 800 followers from nearly every country in the world

I manage a page for our local beekeeping page that is used to disseminate educational/how-to material for beekeepers, connects new beekeepers with beekeeping mentors, and helps folks connect with beekeepers to remove swarms/hives from their property. Like my personal page we have a multinational readership.

I also manage a page for the congregation that we worship with. We post religious articles, sermon video/audio, and help folks find local congregations to worship with. We have a multinational audience as well.

Facebook is like any other tool. You can put it to good use, or you can post funny cat videos. Your call.