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At what point do you delete people off Facebook, whom you no longer interact with?

Answered 4 years ago

If you've scaled down your social media following, what was the turning point for you? I don't want to delete my account, but there are a lot of people on it whom I don't talk to anymore. High school friends, old workmates, exes, etc.
I'm trying to improve my mental health, and there are definitely some people on there who make me sad when I see their shit. Obvs they've gotta go, but am I an arsehole for it?
Tell me your reasoning behind similar culls, please.


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4 years ago
You could set up a second fb account for REAL friends and use that... every few weeks when you’re bored go through the old one, like what you have too, ignore everything else and never post on it. Eventually you’ll forget it’s there. And people on it will forget about you because you’re rarely on there.

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4 years ago
How long has Facebook been a thing? 20 years?? It's time for some change people.

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4 years ago
Since 2007 or so

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4 years ago
Not really a big thing. No one will care

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4 years ago
A school friend of mine got really upset and inboxed me when I un friended her. Best to unfollow I believe or make them an aquantaince .
It really upset her and I think affected her mental health slightly as she told me a few people had done it to her recently

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4 years ago
If people can't handle being unfriended, that is their issue. You don't have to stay Facebook friends with someone just incase you upset them.

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4 years ago
No but unfollowing and making them an aqaintance sounds like a better option

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4 years ago
Yeah, I went ahead and deleted 204 "friends" a couple of hours after I made this post. It feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Thanks for your input ladies/gents/wombles, I read them all.

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4 years ago
Good work 👍

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4 years ago
No you're not an arsehole. I've seen people announce that they're having a cull & just saying sorry if you don't make the cut no hard feelings etc. Myself i was doing similar things culling for mental health reasons but then eventually I just thought I'd get rid of it altogether & honestly i've never looked back. Then I opened an insta just for the exclusive people in my life, no people I haven't spoken to for massive amounts of time just for the circle of trust.

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4 years ago
I did this, got rid of FB 4 years ago, never looked back, life is soooo freeee without it!

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4 years ago
It's brilliant. I don't know why everyone doesn't do it. I feel like I decluttered my life.

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4 years ago
I unfollow everyone who over post, people who are not in my friend circle anymore, or people who are negative or annoying. I don’t block them, I just hide them from my newsfeed.

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4 years ago
I have a general rule for Facebook that if I wouldn't organise to have dinner or even a coffee with them, I don't add them as a friend. If I need to add them for another reason (eg. sport team) I add them as an acquaintance so they can't see my stuff, and unfollow them so they don't come up in my newsfeed. Decide what rules you want to have, stick to them, and don't feel like you have to explain your decisions to anyone.

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4 years ago
Just do it who cares who you cull you don’t talk to them anymore they probably won’t notice you even delete them. You need to do it for your mental health you will feel much better once their gone😊

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4 years ago
Just unfollow everyone.

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4 years ago
My rule of thumb is if I wouldn't stop and have a conversation with you if I seen you walking the street you don't belong on my Facebook / insta. And I'm talking a proper convo not a hi as I walk past.