I Really Don't Miss Facebook...

Don't misunderstand, I still have a Facebook account.

But since discovering Steemit back in January, my Facebook usage has dropped by 90%.

Things I Don't Miss...

I don't miss getting "fake" friend requests 3-4 times a day... from web came girls and people spamming products.

I don't miss the hysterical drama that seems to be part of a ridiculously large number of people's daily lives. Seriously? How do you people even navigate daily life?

I don't miss the stream politically charged memes that seem ti immediately put everyone in a fighting mood. Have you ever heard of actual discussion?

I don't miss the endless stream of baby pictures. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against babies... but after the 800th image, I have to tell you it's no longer the the most amazing event in recorded human history.

I don't miss content "tailored to my interests and viewing habits." Because you don't really know what those are, Facebook... your algorithms serve me up a stream of stuff likely to make you advertising dollars.

Speaking of which, I don't really miss advertising. I realize you "have to make money" somehow, but it's irritating. Besides, I'm tired of the rampant consumerism.

I don't miss some person posting 500 inane memes without a single word to explain why they did so. Am I just supposed to "like" them because you're clever with Google image search?

I don't miss people having public meltdowns because someone "unfriended" them. It's life. Sometimes you're interesting, sometimes you're "Yesterday's news." Get over it.

I don't miss "my grandkid blew his nose" and "I had a taco for breakfast" as newsworthy announcements that demand accolades from the world. Perspective people, perspective...

I don't miss being arbitrarily added to "groups." Just because I'm interested in art, doesn't mean I want to be part of your clay modeling circle.

I don't miss looking at 500 "notifications" only to discover that I'm actually interested in only three of them. Wow... there's 15 minutes of my life I'll never have back.

So Why Am I Still ON Facebook?

Well, I do maintain three business "pages" there, and they have established followings. Steemit just doesn't have the "reach" yet for me to abandon them.

Facebook is a fertile "recruiting ground" for bringing people to Steemit. It's still a slow process, but every now and then, someone "jumps ship" and joins us here.

It's still a good way to keep in touch with family around the world... some of whom it took me eight years to get to just join Facebook. It'll take me another eight years to get them on Steemit. Sad, but true.

Facebook still has features we don't have on Steemit, like "groups," photo albums, direct messages and such. 

Although it costs money, Facebook has more viable sales and ecommerce features than Steemit. 

These are, perhaps, indicators of some of the things we still need here, if Steemit it to become a world changing social community.

A Bit of a Change from my Usual Content

Don't usually write this type of content... but this morning I was doing my "social media rounds" and realized just how much my patterns have changed, in the past six months or so.

So I thought it was worth sharing.

How about YOU? Have your social media patterns changed since you discovered Steemit? Did you used to spend most of your time on Facebook, or is Steemit your first social media experience? Do you still have a Facebook account? Do you still use it? Are there elements of Facebook you wish we had on Steemit? Leave a comment-- share your experiences-- be part of the conversation!

(As usual, all text and images by the author, unless otherwise credited. This is original content, created expressly for Steemit)
Created at 20170909 10:30 PDT