[onychomys]

Many of us have family spread all over the country. I can keep in contact with them all via a facebook group instead of one at a time over the phone or group text (...not that my mother would understand how to do that) or the like. Even if you don't appreciate how it connects you to your friends (if it even does), surely you can appreciate how it can connect you to your family.

[Caveman_Coder]

I completely agree. I don't use FB for anything other than keeping up with my family that live in different states. I don't have any casual friends on FB, and especially not co-workers. For seeing pictures of my nieces and nephews and various family gatherings that I can't be a part of FB works fine. But I don't follow any brands or willingly subject myself to advertising...all the stuff that FB wants you on their platform for I willingly ignore.

[twothamendment]

I refuse to add family on FB because I try not to use it at all. There are some community groups that I use it for or I'll be left in the dark. I've had good luck getting family on Keybase. No ads, no frills. Messages, groups, photos and encryption. What isn't too like. I like my git repo, but that is just a bonus.