<p>I've always been a facebook addict, but i want to take a long break, maybe for a year. thing is, i'm about to start fall semester of freshman year. i know facebook is huge in college (maybe even more so than in high school) so will i miss out on event invites, friendships, random get togethers, etc?</p>
<p>No. Is this serious? The only people who need Facebook for the things you mentioned are people who are third-wheels or unsociable so that’s the only way to get involved in things. I mean, if you keep in touch with people in the real world, you’ll know what they’re up to.</p>
<p>I’ve been using my phone mores than my FB.</p>
<p>Most people don’t make any kind of serious connection with Facebook.</p>
<p>Serious connection?
No.</p>
<p>But there are tons of things I only know about because of facebook (ie school-sponsored events that have free food)</p>
<p>People have been making connections without Facebook for years and will continue to do so. Your true friends shouldn’t need Facebook to tell you when important things will be happening.</p>
<p>FB invites are nice because it help keeps my social life organized and it’s a nice way to know about on campus activities, because a lot of things are only advertised on FB at my school. It’s nice if you lose your phone or need to get in touch with someone in class or a study group. The invite thing is also nice if you are having a party so you have an idea of how many people to accomodate. I view it as a date calender, not a place for serious connections.</p>
<p>^Seconded on both two previous posts.</p>
<p>I’m not denying that Facebook is helpful (I use it all the time) but it’s in no way necessary.</p>
<p>I deactivated my fb because I did some real stupid things on there. Plus, it can be addictive and a waste of time, like this forum. It’s definitely not a necessity.</p>
<p>I get it that fb has all your friend’s phone numbers. But I’d rather just ask for them. It’s less stalky that way imo.</p>