I have quit it several times now and can relate to much of what you remark upon!
My hacky solution with it has been to either use Messenger Lite which is a very un-bloated version of their messenger application.
Or if I absolutely have to use the site... I do it through either their https://mbasic.facebook.com site or their mobile site https://m.facebook.com
The former of the two sites always gives access to sending and receiving messages on a mobile browser and is designed to work well over very limited internet connectivity.
If only all the folks I know would get on Hive... I would not have to resort to such measures but they do help bridge the gap some.
Cheers!
I love that you shared this detail. It may help someone else make a similar decision. I already needed to go into Facebook this morning to contact someone in a running group but I made myself ignore the urge to reinstall the app and logged in the slow way through a browser. The awkwardness of it is useful in making me slow down and think about why I'm getting on there.
I still kept the Messenger App. I use it to text people all the freakin' time but I'm okay with that because I'm not losing time; I'm connecting with people who I love. And unlike so many people I don't think Zuckerberg is the devil or that FB is evil. That platform has brought so much good into my life.
But I've changed. So it's time to let my online presence change too.