Today people do not even mention it anymore. Wether i meet new people or when i connect with old friends. Facebook disappeared from my life as quickly as it came in.
Do HN people still use Facebook?
I put events on there, occasionally a few holiday photos or whatever, and check updates on my commute. I defriend people I'm no longer close to, and hide as much political news as I can, so mainly I see photos, personal-blog-like posts, and events. It's great for short-notice events - if I see someone's going to something cool tonight I can ask if they want to meet up. It's great.
I use lists extensively to organize friends into groups (work, school, various hobbies). The number of unread posts in a list appears next to it, so I can see the amount of activity in each at a glance instead of endlessly scrolling.
If I really care to see what someone is up to, I just go to their profile.
Maybe it's due to my age bracket (early 20's), but having a an account is a major social benefit and I don't have everyone's email address.
[1] https://github.com/jordwest/news-feed-eradicator - Highly recommend this, it's a great anti-time-waste plugin.
So I got back. I rarely browse the timeline. My phone only has the Messenger installed.
And as I said in an earlier comment, small business pretty much depend on it where I live. People don't browse the web anymore, they just use facebook (and it's sad and pathetic..)