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That said, FB has really gotten worse ever since it started to pivot away from a feed based only on friends, family, and a few other pages that people would follow. Perhaps a few bands or local companies that someone liked. Since I was responding to this by being more engaged with the memes and political groups it was feeing me, then it obviously continued by feeding me more of that. I was spending too much time talking to people about political topics, especially as the recent election season progressed. I don't really like short form video and that never was an issue with time management for me. I prefer content that is at least 10-15 mins, so most of the video I watch is from YT. During the last 5 or 6 weeks I tried to stay connected with most of my friends through Instagram instead of FB. This worked to a limited degree I guess. IG really isn't good for conversation like FB is. So many short videos and mini powerpoint presentation things, so that only felt worth spending a small amount of time on.

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    I wouldn't say it really changed my mood by being off Facebook. It more so changed how and who I stay in touch with. I ended up spending time elsewhere on the web to get my fill of politics and memes. I wish Facebook reverted back the feed and algo of earlier years. It boomed because people could connected with people they already knew, but perhaps had a harder time having casual interactions with due to whatever factor. It also allowed people to share media more easily with IRL contacts in a nice way. The algo now just maximizes how long you stay on there. It has gotten good in doing so in a way that is probably like that of Tiktok. Again, I don't like much short video in my life so I don't use Tiktok. We will see if they decide to give me my account back in the near future or not. If not, I will miss those easily facilitated casual connections with people I know. I will miss the marketplace that has replaced Craigslist in the last few years. I will miss a few of the groups. I won't miss the rest.

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