[gentleman11]

I’ve been off Facebook about a year and have spent far, far more time talking to and hanging out with friends than before. Even after Covid, we just switched to virtual hangouts, chat, and online games. Facebook does not help you keep in touch

[lostmsu]

Problem is: how many of your friends now are up to date on what's happening to you? Probably just a handful vs maybe 20+ before.

Also, more hanging out with friends probably means you tell the same story again and again, over and over.

[landryraccoon]

Are you arguing that an in-person interaction is somehow actually less real and less meaningful than looking at someone's curated social media feed?

[lostmsu]

I am suggesting to consider that possibility, yes. I noticed the opposite is taken as truth without review.

[landryraccoon]

Well yes, it seems obvious to me that an in person interaction is more authentic. But I'm open to being proven wrong. Why would you argue that a social media feed would be more genuine?

[lostmsu]

I am not sure what do you mean by "authentic". As for the genuine: people have more time to think what to say when making a post on social network, than in a real-time conversation.

[landryraccoon]

P.S. Why should I be obsessed that people know every detail of my life? I kind of would prefer that they don't know every detail of my life. That strikes me as pretty narcissistic to be blunt. I would strongly prefer to not base my self worth on what people perceive of my online persona.