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Facebook makes me very depressed
I do not understand why peopl won't like my statuses such as
witty comments no likes
gaming videos no likes
ect but when there are cliche things like cute puppies and kittens
i see 1000s of likes, that's fair enough
but sometimes i see DEAD BABIES!! ! and ANIMALS!! !
with a message like "keep scrolling if you don't care"
like a digital guilt trip IMO it makes me sick.

thoughts?

Facebook is a very toxic environment. If you use it at all, I would suggest being extremely selective of which groups you join and who you 'friend'. People who spew hatred and ignorance, and particularly those who post violence porn to allegedly "raise awareness" (I'm already opposed to animal cruelty, domestic violence, child abuse, war, et al.), I 'unfriend' immediately without hesitation or remorse.

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I would say that Facebook can be not only "toxic" but downright dangerous.

It requires people to use their legal names. (Some users do use pseudonyms, but will lose their accounts if someone decides to tattle.) It also encourages people to post photos of real-life goings-on in their daily lives.

It thus can open you up to all manner of real-life harassment and bullying, plus libelous statements that may damage your future job prospects.

Facebook makes it all too easy for people to ruin each other's lives in the blink of an eye.

Facebook is all in all a nasty place. The good thing is that it allows you to "unfollow" without "unfriending". So you can still make and keep connections, but you don't have to look at the garbage they post.

I never share anything publicly on mine and have unfollowed 75% of the people i'm friends with. For me, it's a useful platform for work-related networking, and also a way to keep in touch with family friends or childhood friend if needed, but I always use private messenger to contact them. I occasionally go on to look at cute videos or fandom memes that a few of my better quality friends post.