I typically log in to facebook a couple times a month to see if anyone sent me any messages.

But then I check it frequently during crises. Our town (small regional town out in the bush) has a community group that shares location and severity of bushfires or storms, local power outages, missing animals, emergency calls, criminal activity (break ins, theft of equipment, suspicious behaviour like unfamiliar vehicles parking outside their house, etc).

No. Only WhatsApp out of no choice.

FB but only as a supplementary contact thing.

No, but I do use whatsapp.

No.

Is “kinda” a legitimate answer?

I’ve got a fake FB account for the marketplace.

And I’ve got 4 Instagram accounts. But I don’t really use instagram that much anymore and haven’t since the start of pandemic when it just made me feel awful. I install the app when I need to/want to post a reel or a story. Otherwise I sometimes post pictures from my laptop and do some lurking.

So I feel like I’ve broken free from the scrolling prison, but I still use the platform. Sometimes.

FUCK no.

No. I was on Facebook when I was in my early 20s but I found it hollow and vapid; everyone being fake, showing off and pretending for their feeds. I also didn’t like how much data Facebook/meta was harvesting so I deleted my account. I haven’t missed it and it’s been over 15years.

The only social media I use is Lemmy (previously reddit), and that is anonymous and separate from my life - way better than the fake shit on Facebook.

Instagram, Tiktok etc - it’s all fake and narcissistic, influencers are just shills, and the companies themselves are just stealing your data and advertising at you the entire time.

Fuck social media, it’s the surge of our age.

My family insists on using Facebook messenger, so I only have an account for that.

I use it for two reasons:

• 90% of martial arts seminars in my region are organized via Facebook events.
• I need an account to maintain our sport clubs page

But I wouldn’t say I enjoy it…

for facebook marketplace and it is effective

Nope. I never made an Instagram account. I used to be on fb all the time, but I deleted my account like 6 years ago and I don’t miss it whatsoever. Now unless you count watching YouTube videos, Lemmy is the only social media I’m on. And I’m a happier person for it.

I cross-post all of my tiktoks on Instagram cuz why not, but other than that I don’t use it. I use Facebook to stay in touch with family. I know the younger generation doesn’t really use facebook, but what social media do you guys use to stay in touch with irl friends and family? it seems like the only one out there that still requires real names other than nextdoor

I use facebook to contact my family, for my neighborhood and city running group and to follow artists new music

Never been on Instagram, but it’s almost impossible to have a social life or be involved with political activism without Facebook and/or Messenger. It all gets organised and announced there.