So Here's What I Posted on Facebook Today - I'm Tired of Divisive FB Posts

[MineralMan]

What's on my mind? Facebook keeps asking me that. What's on my mind today is frustration at finding so many divisive posts in my Facebook feed. I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family, and that's that, except for a business page about what I do for a living.

Facebook is a poor place for political, religious, and ideological postings. That's because friends and family don't all share the same views in those areas. I have no interest in stirring up disputes with my friends and family. I'm a political person, but I post my political views on political websites. You won't find them here.

Anyhow, that's what's on my mind today, Facebook.

I doubt it will do any good, but it's collecting likes.

[Sogo]

1. Like.

[katmondoo]

2. That is why I quit Facebook last November

[MineralMan]

3. I don't want to quit Facebook.

It lets me keep up with what friends and family are doing and lets them keep up with me.

What I want is to see less political and religious crap in my feed. I have one person who "shares" right-wing crap constantly. What I do is hide the sources from which it was shared. I do that every time I see such a post. Now, I'm seeing a lot less of it from that person. I can't really hide that person, because it's important that I stay in touch with him, for family reasons. But, I can hide shares from shit sites.

[Sogo]

7. I have family members who are Trumpsters,

so I "unfollow" them (not unfriend). That way I can still check out what's on their timeline periodically for any family-related news, but not have to receive any of their rwing crap on my newsfeed.

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Unfortunately some family members won't listen to others anyways, feeling like what they ...

post is a 'must see'. I have the same scenario w/ some in my family, whom I have told repeatedly that I'm not interested in seeing such stuff, but they still post (to a massive list of addressees whom 'they' feel like it's important to share such stuff w/ others).

In one ear, out the other.

[Mosby]

5. well said MM.

[MineralMan]

6. Well, we'll see if it does any good.

I doubt it will.

[Mosby]

8. I had to hide comments from a couple of my FB friends and family

You can do that without unfriending them.

I go to their own page every so often and like some stuff, so they won't notice, lol.