I left Facebook long time ago. I was a pretty early adopter but after it swallowed roughly 2 hours (I was managing a photography group with 18K members at the time) of my time on a daily basis I made the hard decision and left it. At first it wasn’t easy. I missed social occasions that were only announced there. I missed getting feedbacks and comments. I lost contact with some distant friends and had difficulty convincing the rest to meet in real world. It seemed like everyone was busy. I know I was busy when social media satisfied almost all my social needs.
When the news Cambridge Analytica broke out I was surprised by no means. Being a web developer I knew how powerful this technology is. I was just wondering why is it such a big deal? And why did it take so long?