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This is a good question. I bet some people can control their degree of engagement of with FB without deactivating. And I think I, too, could achieve this with some effort.

But my experience has been that peak FB enjoyment is simply not having FB. Everything about FB feels toxic to me, not just the service itself but its pervasive tendrils throughout the web. Complete, total exclusion of FB and related services—including social sign on, etc—has really improved my QOL.