Awhile back, I reopened my Facebook account because one of my kids was asking if she could open one. I hadn't used it in years, and just wanted to get back on and see if it was really something I wanted her messing around with (the answer is hell no).

I went through my list of "friends" and realized that out of all of the people on there, I'd probably only kept in contact with maybe 5 or so over the years - most of which were family members. I think it's silly to keep people on there that you don't have anything to do with. What's the point? And are people really judging others based on the number of people they associate themselves with on social media? That sounds really shitty.

I deactivated/deleted my account and haven't used it since. I'm of the opinion that Facebook (and many other forms of social media) are bad for people's mental health. I don't find it necessary or useful in any way, and I don't think the number of friends you have online should have any sort of affect on your real life whatsoever. If people judge you for that, I'd definitely cut ties.