[ForHackernews]

I mean, you can bloody well hate some business and still patronize it. I'd wager most Americans hate their cable company.

I agree there's little risk of users deserting Facebook en masse, but what we may see is lawmakers coming down on FB like a ton of bricks. It will be popular, too: Heavily regulating social media and slapping them with massive fines will be winning issues with constituents on both sides of the aisle.

[CamperBob2]

I'd wager most Americans hate their cable company.

Pro tip (no pun intended): never use residential cable service. Always sign up for business-class service. You will get more-or-less infinitely better support, less telephone tag when things go wrong, faster maintenance attention, and fewer hassles in general, all without paying much more. Anecdotally, this also keeps you off the radar of anti-piracy crusaders, since users in business-grade IP blocks are more likely to have the resources to fight back.

[dcow]

If 3 other people pledge with me, I’ll delete my Facebook account right now. I’ve already exported all my data.

[nickcotter]

I left their whole enterprise, I was just sick of them from top to bottom.

I still use twitter, but I keep my distance, and it’s hardly a social platform.

[cableshaft]

No takers so far after 6 hours. Expected to see at least one person.

I'm definitely not one of them. I use it for networking. Pretty much everyone in the board game industry is on Facebook at the moment (publishers, designers, developers, artists, media, etc), to get feedback from each other, coordinate events, and reach out to fans and potential customers.

[dcow]

I commented pretty far down a long thread. I didn’t expect much. Like you, the network is what I’m afraid of losing.

[pm90]

I did it 3 months ago. Its really made my life so much better. No more worrying about not being good enough as my peers who live far away in a different country. No more dealing with ads.

However, I cheated somewhat and switched to twitter and continued to stay on Instagram (for sharing photos) and Whatsapp (talk to social circle).

[squish78]

Just do it, you don't need other people to affirm you

[dcow]

I know I don’t need it, it’s about impact.