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I used to have an account. But then I realized that what was going on around me was pretty much a mixture of voyeurism and narcissism. People posting stuff about "My new pair of jeans", "my new belt", "my abs", "my biceps" or sitting there and groking people's personal details. I deleted my account. Later at a point, I rejoined because there was someone I wanted to keep in touch and Facebook was the only option due to a number of reasons. But I had already become a Facebook sceptic, and again deleted it for good about one year ago.

It's good to have as a repository of people you've met over the years and may need to contact again, but for nothing more.

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