[dropin685]

> This solution is not a solution.

No, not a complete solution, but it's a step in the right direction. One of the reasons advertisers as well as ordinary users come to FB is to be in contact with you -- to have your attention. Stop using FB and you take that away. FB ends up with less of an audience with which to entice others.

[harry8]

There's enough users remaining that your shadow profile still has value and facebook march on.

This solution is not a solution. Definitely do it, and you'll really enjoy doing it too - life improves! Just don't think it's any kind of solution to any of the systemic problems that are being discussed because it isn't. Not even a partial solution. Not even a meaningful start of one.

[travisporter]

But if my Facebook profile is deactivated or deleted or whatever, and I’m no longer active, how can they still have information about me? I had about 300 “friends” on there but no one really tagged or mentioned me or anything.