[ams6110]

I'm not so sure things are as dire as he thinks.

Most of the people I know are growing more and more irritated by Facebook and other social media. Many have stopped using it and deleted their profiles. And these are not "tech" people but ordinary adults and teens.

I think people are quite perceptive when a service changes from being truly useful, as Facebook was in its early days, to being an intrusive pain in the ass as it is now. They may not all jump ship right away because people have different tolerances for this stuff. But from what I see, people are more aware of what's going on than Mr. Moglen is giving them credit for.

[abakker]

I always wonder when I see this anecdote that people are leaving Facebook, closing profiles etc. I've never been a very active Facebook user, but I also don't see myself ever closing my account. On the whole, I don't use much of the feature set but it is still useful every now and then.

is there a reason to close the account, rather than just log off when you're not using it? I feel like AB+ and Ghostery do a fine job keeping the tracking down, and the service itself is pretty benign when used casually. Am I missing something?

[toomuchtodo]

> is there a reason to close the account, rather than just log off when you're not using it?

Probably not. Treat it like LinkedIn: Log in on those occasional times you need to use it.

[stcredzero]

Facebook: The less you use it, the mentally healthier you tend to be. I guess my parents were right after all back in the 80's: computer interaction is a vice.

[maxxxxx]

I don't know. It seems even when people are irritated by a product they still keep using it. See TV or political parties. People don't like them but they are still reluctant to do something different.