I have heard other arguments for staying on Facebook, despite its unethical policies.
For example, some say "Why not stay on Facebook and fight...and be a bearer of truth?" That's good advice if the only thing you do is political activism. But that's not me.
Others say that leaving Facebook won't make a difference. (See Robert Hubbell's Today's Edition Newsletter on Substack for a discussion of that.)
Still others say that if we leave, we cede the power to Facebook, and allow hate speech, and rampant disinformation with out a fight; so in essence, Meta wins.
I understand all of that. But it feels like the right thing to do -- to NOT promote my blog in a space whose unethical standards violate my personal moral code.
Let me know what you think.
I get it completely, and wonder the same thing. Here I am getting ready to re-launch a novel, called "in The Wake Of Chaos" by Delaina Layne, which deals with the chaos of the first trump administration etc. and FB is where I would naturally want to promote it. What to do? idk cause I am also planning on expanding the reach of two FB pages (Maddie's Musings, and the Burlap Sack) in conjunction with the book launch so I would need to rethink things there as well :-)
I just read Mr. Hubbel's entry today, and though I am not a major social media user (never been on twitter or substack) I find Facebook very important to learn about people I like, old friends, people I used to work with or know, since we are not close enough to correspond regularly. Also when a friend marries or dies, it is a great way to get the word out. It is also very nice to receive 70 plus happy birthday greetings from people I havent seen in ages. As to Instagram, I love the posts of my favorite opera stars, it keeps me up to date on their work. So it is very difficult to give both up, especial…
You ARE doing a good thing with your video blog. You bring lots of light into my world and I love getting to share in your life, especially since we've met, shared a meal and laughed together! I'm surprised you are not making money on YouTube.
I completely support your decision to pull back from FB; trust your feelings on this.
However, I deleted my account years ago, so I'm not very objective. Love from Memphis