I’m still a Facebook user, but I’m thinking more and more about leaving. Not so much because of the tracking as for the expectation of maintaining tens of hundreds of “friendships”. Keeping track of what former colleagues are up to, meeting someone at a conference every other year and the conversation is 90% “I saw online that you (...)”, and having less time for proper conversations with actual remote friends.

I don’t know how it will end, but I’m confident that I’ll keep in touch with the friends that are actually important. Not staying in semi-touch with people I don’t feel the urge to call, send a mail, or invite/travel to is something I look forward to :)