I'm dropping social media - but not BYC! I say it doesn't count - what do you think?

[LizzzyJo]

I dropped facebook in 2012 and now I am dropping instagram. I feel better when I am not on social media. It is 100% just my own personal thought and feeling. I am trying to convince myself that BYC is an educational site and not social media, so I should keep it What do you think?

 

[JaeG]

BYC is the only 'social media' I do (not that I view it as such). Anything else just seems pointless. BYC is very different and it feels good to be able to help other people, ask questions when you yourself need help, debate certain topics, and share all the fun and challenges of keeping chickens and other animals. It really is a community.

 

[LizzzyJo]

BYC is the only 'social media' I do (not that I view it as such). Anything else just seems pointless. BYC is very different and it feels good to be able to help other people, ask questions when you yourself need help, debate certain topics, and share all the fun and challenges of keeping chickens and other animals. It really is a community.

I agree! I think it's super helpful. And while it has community, I rarely see Facebook-type annoyances. I mean, we can get close here on BYC, but it gets shut down pretty flawlessly.

Also, it's only as personal as you make it. I mean, my real name isn't even Lizzy...

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Who uses their real name here? Hehehe.
This is more like an old school forum. Social yes, but not really social media like you think of when someone mentions social media. It is educational for sure and yeah there are threads that can be personal.
At least here you don't have to only present your good side, I mean we see chicken poo on the daily.

 

[LizzzyJo]

Who uses their real name here? Hehehe.
This is more like an old school forum. Social yes, but not really social media like you think of when someone mentions social media. It is educational for sure and yeah there are threads that can be personal.
At least here you don't have to only present your good side, I mean we see chicken poo on the daily.

Haha! I don't know, Crazy, who does use their real name

There are very few sites where you can say "look at this gross thing my pet pooped" and people zoom in and analyze it.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Haha! I don't know, Crazy, who does use their real name

There are very few sites where you can say "look at this gross thing my pet pooped" and people zoom in and analyze it.

I know right!

 

[MTKitty]

“Social media” has become a dirty word (phrase?) in today’s society much like “discrimination.”

In itself, it is neither positive nor negative. It is the additional meanings society assigns to the word(s) that create the problem.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

I just saved all my fb pics and yt vids to a hard drive as I wont be using them often anymore and forums are not better as people are still rude here like they are on fb only apps I use these days are instagram because no one comments there and tik tok if i want to watch funny videos with no ads. Rest i wont be using as fb gave me a warning for using the term invermectin and youtube deleted my entire channel in 2016 for maggots eating so not worth it anymore. As for here I no longer make threads as people are still rude.

 

[Luv Ducks]

I love this site as I have learned so much from others and have been able to share some of my own experiences. It's educational for me so I don't look at it like it's any type of social media but instead others helping others.

 

[LizzzyJo]

I just saved all my fb pics and yt vids to a hard drive as I wont be using them often anymore and forums are not better as people are still rude here like they are on fb only apps I use these days are instagram because no one comments there and tik tok if i want to watch funny videos with no ads. Rest i wont be using as fb gave me a warning for using the term invermectin and youtube deleted my entire channel in 2016 for maggots eating so not worth it anymore. As for here I no longer make threads as people are still rude.

I'm sorry people were rude!