Regarding Facebook, I joined (very reluctantly) for several reasons: 1. because I knew my children would be into it (or something similar) one day and I wanted to be knowledgeable of what was involved with it2. our families are far away, so it’s easier to keep them updated with what we’re up to this way. Plus, it’s simpler to put 35 photos on Facebook once and let people view at their convenience than it is to clog up someone’s email. I should add that I post very seldom (maybe once every month or two)3. many friends put their own photos online that I want to see4. I get some deals with businesses that I frequentHaving said all of that, coincidently I recently decided (on Thanksgiving) to stop checking Facebook, mostly due to how some people use it. I have 3 friends that overpost, and I find Facebook more irritating than enjoyable these days, so I have decided to check FB every couple of weeks rather than daily.If your hesitation is about oversharing, then I recommend not checking it very often and not posting at all (if you don’t want to). My husband posts very rarely (less than I do) because he is in a very visible position in his company and he doesn’t want FB to be part of his company image (as much as you try, it’s very hard not to be FB friends with people you work with).If your hesitation is about security, I wouldn’t worry about that either. Even if you’re not on FB, everything you do on your computer is tracked by someone (you can delete cookies and do private browsing but that won’t eliminate all tracking and monitoring). Plus, unless you pay for everything in cash, don’t have a SSN, get paid in cash, are self-sufficient, etc, it’s so easy to find out information about you outside of FB. You’d be shocked how easy it is to find out details about strangers and how much is tracked about everyone.To me, the important thing is to be aware of what’s going on and learn how to do things the smart way.
Regarding Facebook, I joined (very reluctantly) for several reasons: 1. because I knew my children would be into it (or something similar) one day and I wanted to be knowledgeable of what was involved with it2. our families are far away, so it’s easier to keep them updated with what we’re up to this way. Plus, it’s simpler to put 35 photos on Facebook once and let people view at their convenience than it is to clog up someone’s email. I should add that I post very seldom (maybe once every month or two)3. many friends put their own photos online that I want to see4. I get some deals with businesses that I frequentHaving said all of that, coincidently I recently decided (on Thanksgiving) to stop checking Facebook, mostly due to how some people use it. I have 3 friends that overpost, and I find Facebook more irritating than enjoyable these days, so I have decided to check FB every couple of weeks rather than daily.If your hesitation is about oversharing, then I recommend not checking it very often and not posting at all (if you don’t want to). My husband posts very rarely (less than I do) because he is in a very visible position in his company and he doesn’t want FB to be part of his company image (as much as you try, it’s very hard not to be FB friends with people you work with).If your hesitation is about security, I wouldn’t worry about that either. Even if you’re not on FB, everything you do on your computer is tracked by someone (you can delete cookies and do private browsing but that won’t eliminate all tracking and monitoring). Plus, unless you pay for everything in cash, don’t have a SSN, get paid in cash, are self-sufficient, etc, it’s so easy to find out information about you outside of FB. You’d be shocked how easy it is to find out details about strangers and how much is tracked about everyone.To me, the important thing is to be aware of what’s going on and learn how to do things the smart way.