Reasons To Quit Facebook In 2015

Is it time to quit Facebook?

Men's Journal has put together a handful of reasons why it may be time to quit Facebook this year.

Three years ago, Facebook manipulated the posts of 689,000 users and found that it could not only manipulate the posts, but a user's mood. You can read that story here. As a gag, Jimmy Kimmel has set November 17th as National Unfriend Day; because, if you have a gazillion friends, not all of them would be able to answer the call, if you were moving, to help you pack.

My kids use it to keep in touch with their friends that they see in school...in between classes. I use it to keep in touch with my sister and brother-in-law and their kids in St. Louis, and friends that I don't get to see very often. I don't plan on moving any time soon. I don't think my kids are planning on moving any time soon, either.

Still is it time to quit Facebook?

One reason, aside from Facebook targeting users with ads and using users to sell things, it might actually be bad for your health. There's a study that social media stunts growth, limits thinking and kills creativity.

Check out Men's Health for more reasons why it may be time to quit Facebook.

If you're like me, and just not ready yet, click here.