For me it's more about staying in touch with people I normally don't call or hang out with on a regular basis. I try and leave as little as possible about myself on there, but feel that even with minimal details I'm still giving away way too much. I guess it's a trade off in the end.
That makes sense, but I'm a pretty heavy introvert so anyone that is that low on my list to not have my phone number isn't someone I'll be keeping tabs on.
Agreed with what you said about it being a trade-off in the end. I have some friends who use it minimally like you do, and with privacy settings for exactly the reasons you said (and they even put on their profile they don't really check their Facebook much).
Yet, for me, the trade is not worth it, so for me I'd have to say I'm completely on one end of the spectrum. That being that any of the positives are not worth it to me for the privacy trade-off. If anyone really needs to get hold of me (friend of a friend or whatever), they know how to (e.g. my email address or via text message), or they can request these details from a mutual friend. Neither of which requires me being on Facebook.
For me it's more about staying in touch with people I normally don't call or hang out with on a regular basis. I try and leave as little as possible about myself on there, but feel that even with minimal details I'm still giving away way too much. I guess it's a trade off in the end.
That makes sense, but I'm a pretty heavy introvert so anyone that is that low on my list to not have my phone number isn't someone I'll be keeping tabs on.
Agreed with what you said about it being a trade-off in the end. I have some friends who use it minimally like you do, and with privacy settings for exactly the reasons you said (and they even put on their profile they don't really check their Facebook much).
Yet, for me, the trade is not worth it, so for me I'd have to say I'm completely on one end of the spectrum. That being that any of the positives are not worth it to me for the privacy trade-off. If anyone really needs to get hold of me (friend of a friend or whatever), they know how to (e.g. my email address or via text message), or they can request these details from a mutual friend. Neither of which requires me being on Facebook.
Precisely my sentiment!