[mgkimsal]

> The overwhelming majority of content that people see on Facebook is not polarizing or even political—it’s everyday content from people’s friends and family

This seems like it's totally dependent on the politicalness of your friends and family. The past few months, many of my friends and family have been overtly political on facebook, and I ended up seeing it. I don't think that's easily avoided in a contentious election season.

I made an attempt at stopping using facebook about 3 weeks ago, and have been successful so far. Then I just learned another family member joined and I'd like to connect. With my family spread out so far, it's one of the few ways most of us can stay connected. So... I'll probably be back in the FB world small doses in the next week.

That said, I didn't find leaving all that liberating. Some people talk of some sort of new found freedom after stopping using facebook, but I didn't feel that way. I just have a bit of extra time during the week, which I've mostly filled with phone calls to other people, so there's probably not a huge net win from a time perspective. There may be some benefits re: privacy/data collection, but I've been on it for ... 11 years at this point. I'm not sure a few weeks off makes much of a difference yet. :)