As I posted on Facebook earlier today. Don’t worry, FB, I’m still not using G+ either, as you two rapidly collide into each other.

I’m not going to make this complicated, Facebook. It’s not me, it’s you.

I liked it when we first met, I thought it was cool how you’d help me find friends, family, co-workers I hadn’t talked to for years, even some people I’ve known since preschool. That was nice, and you didn’t try to grab my wallet every time a friend would join, like some of the “social networks” did before you came along (looking at you, Classmates).

But over the years, you’ve gotten a little bit creepy, and you rarely tell me anything new or important anymore. In fact, in terms of a “social network”, you don’t really do much for me in terms of telling me what family and friends are really up to. Instead, my wall isn’t about what is important to me, it’s ads, links from Upworthy, ThinkProgress, and other sites that have learned how to game the social graph to become front and center. Now your content is just as worthless as when Google let Demand Media and others game SEO to backfill the Web with crap content.

I’m not exactly sure what demographic you’re trying to tune Facebook for, and it sure seems like you may not know either.

So with that, Facebook, I’m gonna have to let you go. I’ve downloaded my archive (man, we did have some good times), and I’m going to have to let you go. Tomorrow afternoon, I’m pulling the plug. If you ever need to find me, I’m easy enough to find on the Web, email, and Twitter.

Take care, Facebook. I hope you figure out what the heck you want to be when you grow up.

Wes Miller