[thanatos519]

Right! I simply abandoned Facebook. Changed my password, deleted my cookies, stopped going there. If I need to, I can look up the password and login. For example, I needed to participate in the event page for the local burn. Then I deleted my cookies again.

[FooBarWidget]

Yes. I also don't understand this thing about deleting social media accounts. Just don't login and don't look at the app? Why delete, removing your history permanently?

I suspect there's something psychological going on. The mere existance of the profile and history, not active use, causes mental strain.

[kalleboo]

Social media is addictive (edit: to some people). It's like telling an alcoholic "why bother throwing away the beer in your fridge, keep it around if a friend comes over and wants to drink, why is it so hard to just not drink it?"

[ashwagary]

Many people go the extra mile and delete data because they would rather not have a social networking company use it in their absence.

[thinkmassive]

Seems like a big difference though. Deactivating should make all your content hidden until you reactivate.