I enjoyed this post, following.
facebook is a struggle. Part of my wants to abandon it entirely, but the other immeasurably values the direct connect to my network of friends and family near and far. I could do with some mental control exercises to stop myself from mindless checking in with facebook and wasting valuable time in my life.
I still naively (or willfully) continue to share "alternative" content on facebook, that seems to go on deaf ears... with the hope that somewhere out there something resonates with someone and makes them think about things from a different perspective.
It is so tedious to filter which content is most appropriate for which social media platform
A lot of people that use Facebook, if not every one of them, has a mobile phone. I keep seeing people with mobile phones pressed against their heads and if they look on their phone in the contract, it tells them that the microwaves are cancer causing, but they do not tell of how bad it really is, but to have to put a warning on, says it all. But, they all have a way, besides physically, of keeping in contact with each other and the use of Facebook, after business, is claimed to be able to keep in touch with folk. This is a bigger than personal thing and a contact with people all over the world and not just in the local area, but even though this is such a useful and valuable social tool, we know that Facebook is a negative place. We sense that behind the scenes, something is going on and it isn't a jelly and custard party for the little ones. Could it just be the adverts that annoy us so much, or is it the type of adverts that we see? Most of us have read, seen or both, 1984.
The thing is, what do you get rid of. The television is a no-brainer. Phones are too useful, but being aware of the damage that they can do, will limit the damage that you could potentially suffer. When it comes to sharing things on Facebook that you feel are very important and need to be common-knowledge, I found that people used to block me, back when I was trying to elucidate with regards to the world situation. I also found people enjoyed playing Devil's Advocate and this is a dangerous game to play. Others unfriended me or just came out attacking me, because they didn't want to see a picture of a dead animal, such as a rhino, elephant or tiger, nor a picture of political attrocities or social injustices, whilst they ate their steak and two veg.
Facebook ostracises folk and I used to say, "Facebook - If you haven't got a product to sell, you are the product". This is one of the strengths of Steemit and the reciprocal feelings that doing so provokes. Facebook is just too convenient and useful, and in a slowed down, dumbed down world, full of deception and subterfuge, it is no surprise that Facebook became so rapidly the all controlling force of the internet. The crack cocaine of the technological age. The All Seeing Eye, in cahoots with YouTube and Google analytics. You speak on the phone of fancying a Chinese meal and when you go onto Facebook, an advert for local Chinese cuisine comes up. This is a concidence, not a synchronicity. They know we know they know, you know :).
I am being slightly flippant, hopefully accurate, but such is my way. Apologies-ish.
There are a ton of people on Facebook, and that is a hugely attractive thing to those of us who have a message. Love your username, by the way ;)