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Comment by jrs235 | Hacker News Reader

I've unfollowed everyone. My feed only shows past memories. I love my feed. I highly recommend it.

I'm very similar to you, though I think I still have about 50/1000 friends followed. I get maybe 2-3 new posts on my timeline on a "good day". Anyone who posts anything political or vitriolic gets unfollowed. Generally I only see happy things like travel photos, humorous posts, etc.

FB constantly nags me to "add more friends" to see more posts. I love my happy feed. :)

I've recently started putting my photos on Apple's iCloud photo library (both on my iPhone and Mac) and every now and again I'll get a notification from the Photos app saying it's create a new Memory (a collection of photos in a "smart album" put together by their AI).

Has a very similar nostalgic feeling to what you're describing, and a welcome surprise - especially after a long day at work.

Sounds like Facebook, and indeed the internet, is an unneccesary middleman for you.

I thought so too at first but note that there is a distinction between unfollow and unfriend.

See their response to a sibling of yours. They still use fb to keep in touch with people, just not have them on the newsfeed.

Facebook didn't launch with a newsfeed.

Internet is an interconnection medium. People use this tool in very different ways.

I understand this is an hyperbole, but it sounds really too far fetched. Facebook is not the internet.

True, unless your from a country where "free basics" is you're only offering ;-)

You can still use FB for, say, Messenger instead of News Feed.

Edit: OP says they “unfollowed” everyone, as opposed to unfriending, which is what I’m basing this off of.

Have you ever considered that you might be narcissistic? Why on earth would you want to go on social media only to view self centred experiences?

To have access to messenger to keep in touch for the people that are hooked on FB. Killing the feed has helped me stop wasting time mindlessly scrolling FB. Sorry, the memories comment wasn't meant to show narcissism but it's honestly the only thing that appears.

As an unabashed narcissist... I like your style. ;)

Yes, unlike those paragons of insight and community spirit taking selfies and updating their feeds with each thought, meal, and bowel movement.

Be real, social media is intended to magnify narcissistic ego through engagement, not disengagement.

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