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SergeStorms

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3. I started an account....

Reply to BeneteauBum (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 03:31 PM

Tuesday

a long time ago after caving in to family pressure. I woke up the next morning with 80+ people who wanted me to "friend" them, none of which I knew.
I could see immediately that it was not a place where information would be safe and immediately closed my account.

If someone wants to talk, write etc. there are other ways to do that. I'm 77, and do not want to be totally accessible to every asshole on the planet.

There will be no "social media" for me, thank you! 😁

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I don't waste my time with Facebook. BeneteauBum Tuesday #1

I started an account.... SergeStorms Tuesday #3

Yep BeneteauBum Tuesday #4

Maybe....just maybe.... SergeStorms Tuesday #5

I think "unfriending" sounds ridiculously juvenile Skittles Tuesday #7

Perhaps.....I wouldn't know BeneteauBum Tuesday #9

oh I haven't either Skittles Tuesday #10

I didn't unfriend anyone. SergeStorms Wednesday #11

love the "privacy controls" Skittles Wednesday #12

Exactly. SergeStorms Thursday #13

Or, y'know EuterpeThelo Tuesday #2

I've used social media since the beginning GenThePerservering Tuesday #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Tuesday #8