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So, Mashable asked its readers why they were going to quit Facebook and the answers came back with a surprising... "wait, we're leaving Facebook? Who said anything about leaving Facebook?" Seriously, it's impossible to quit Facebook now. Everyone thinks it's your personal e-mail and sends you messages through it. No one e-mails their friends to tell them they're engaged anymore -- they just post "Chandra Jackson is engaged" on their wall and save themselves having to assemble a mass e-mail and write text for it.

And the parties... Jesus, half the activities I do each week is because someone invited me to it on Facebook.

Mashable's survey represents barely 5,000 respondents, which means how many tens of thousands saw the survey and said what I've basically said here and just didn't fill it out. (Of course, the #1 answer is still "I like Facebook. I'm staying.")

Mashable's Facebook quitters graph

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Commentarium (4 Comments)

May 26 10 - 4:15pm
Me

At least they announced new privacy settings today, which look like they're going to be a lot better.

May 27 10 - 8:51am
HeHatesThoseCans

Seriously, when are people going to quit wasting their time and do something other than Facebook. Betty White was correct...losers!

May 27 10 - 10:09am
thinkywritey

Still not on. Still no intention of getting on. Still out in society 5-6 nights a week...

May 27 10 - 10:18am
Nervesystem

"I'm staying" is the #1 answer only because "I'm quitting" is broken down into 8 categories. Almost 70% are leaving Facebook according to this.