All the reasons why we will never delete Facebook
With the arrival of TikTok, Instagram, and BeReal, Facebook seems to be falling behind and is even referred to as the neglected child of the social media world. A shame, we decided in the editorial office. We can still enjoy the platform where it all started many years ago. Okay, if you think away the scribbles and pokes on Hyves it. We have unanimously agreed to never, ever remove this insane app from our phones. Why? Well, what do you think of the following reasons?
It is our birthday calendar
I don’t even dare to think about the number of friendships that would have long since stranded without Facebook’s birthday notifications. The times this feature has saved my life are countless, and for that reason alone, I will never give Facebook a nudge towards the trash can. What should I do then? Have all birthdays in my calendar? I don’t think so. Small downside: if you don’t have Facebook or you haven’t listed your birthday on Facebook, then that birthday doesn’t exist for me anymore, but that’s really your own fault.
The shower of compliments
Facebook is especially popular among the so-called ‘boomers’ among us. A generation that your parents probably also belong to. These people are not afraid to leave a comment, and your parents only need to post one photo of you to ensure that you are quickly overwhelmed with compliments from their friends from a distant past. It’s an ego boost that even gets me out of bed on my worst days.
Facebook groups
It’s my favorite guilty pleasure: joining vague Facebook groups to observe what gets posted daily like a curious neighbor. Has Marloes from Overijssel really had enough of the laziness of the neighborhood prevention app and wants to express her thoughts on the ‘West-Almelo neighborhood group (CLOSED!)-page’ after much deliberation? I’m there in a flash.
Discussions under posts of celebrities
God bless the boomers and their inseparable urge to comment without thinking under posts of celebrities who probably have never looked at their own Facebook page. I don’t think I could ever do without the Ria’s and Wilma’s of the world who, armed with a profile picture of just their dogs, tear down celebrities like Waylon under a post from Shownieuws. Sorry darling, I can’t meet tonight, there’s a new scandal with 496 comments that needs to be sifted through.
The giveaway corner
May I have a moment of silence for the giveaway corners of Facebook? As far as I’m concerned, the paradise of the internet. You can’t think of anything too crazy that isn’t on there: tables, benches, and entire households are raffled off among eager group members, all for free. It is truly the holy grail for every student or every almost-thirty-something who still can’t handle her money responsibly.
It is a time capsule
Do you remember the early days of Facebook when one person dragged their digital camera to a party and the next day posted all the photos, without even reviewing them first, in a public album called: ‘PARTY STEFAN: 23-5-2008’? Although it was always super exciting to browse through the album, looking for a photo of yourself (which you could then set as your MSN profile picture) or a never-before-seen image of your crush, I might even enjoy rummaging through all those photos more now. Those low pants, streaky highlights, bottles of Bacardi Razz, and that youthful ignorance; it’s my favorite time capsule for when I want to escape my adult life for a bit.
