Why Facebook is Dying and How you can Help Kill it

I hate social networks

But I love the thoughts of being social

The disconnect between those two points is one of my biggest frustrations. Recently I have deleted every social media account I own. I want to show my friends and family the adventures I get on and give them a window to life events they otherwise wouldn’t participate in, but I don’t want to sell my soul to an advertisement machine designed to hijack my attention and exploit me.

I hate everything social media has grown to become

The intrusion of privacy it demands for access, the algorithmic timeline which serves up whatever the platform deems to be profitable for them, the way adverts follow you all over the web no matter where you try and hide.

To be useful, social interactions require a multi-sided conversation between at least 2 people

This is why it no longer works. Instead of a platform which encourages community interactions, posts act as standalone boasts which your network likes or ignores. Participation is at an all-time low and this leads to isolation.