I went through college without a Facebook, but I made one shortly after graduating and I've been using it more and more (about 3 years).
I now realize that in retrospect it was a huge mistake as I missed out on a lot. I think on a certain level, if you don't have a FB, people won't make the extra effort to try and contact you. Its most important social function is turning acquaintances into friends
So just as a PSA, please please use Facebook. Even if you don't like it and you think they're a horrible company, you won't appreciate how much you're hurting yourself till it's too late
I never had a FB account. I'm 39 and married. Exactly what am I missing out on?
I use email and text message for most correspondence, and have LinkedIn mainly as a virtual Rolodex so I can get in touch with old friends and colleagues.
I don't get what I'm missing. Maybe I'm just in the wrong demographic?
I made an account back when it was popular, and used it hard for about six months, then evaluated if it did anything for me. Answer, no, so deleted.
The kids had a fad of facebook about a year ago, they guilt tripped me into rejoining, they used it hard for a couple months, now its dead. It was weird because all the people who used to use FB, stopped. Its very quiet...
I'm 37 and married, also never used Facebook. I think the difference is that we probably have established social circles and can also get drawn into more via a partner who may use Facebook.
I think OP is referencing going through high school and tertiary study without Facebook and I can see their point.
I now realize that in retrospect it was a huge mistake as I missed out on a lot. I think on a certain level, if you don't have a FB, people won't make the extra effort to try and contact you. Its most important social function is turning acquaintances into friends
So just as a PSA, please please use Facebook. Even if you don't like it and you think they're a horrible company, you won't appreciate how much you're hurting yourself till it's too late