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Social Networking Sucks! (Or, why I left Facebook)

Many of you know that last year I removed my profile from the social-networking site Facebook. Some people have asked me why I did so, and I've generally given a few reasons but have also promised that an article would be forthcoming on my site. Finally, here it is!

It'd take me a long time to explain what Facebook is and what it does if you don't already know. In order to give you some basic idea, though, here is the blurb from the site's home page:

Facebook is a social utility that connects you with the people around you.

Facebook is made up of many networks, each based around a company, region, high school or college.

You can use Facebook to:

  • Share information with people you know.
  • See what's going on with your friends.
  • Look up people around you.

What that