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The 7 people who are driving you away from Facebook

You went to the gym. We get it.

May 2nd 2013, 5:04 PM 26,040 Views 22 Comments

ACCORDING TO THE Guardian Facebook users are leaving the social networking site in their droves.

Data suggests that millions of users a month are leaving, but what could be driving them away?

Sure, Instagram and Path are some of the likely culprits luring would-be Facebookers away, but we have a hunch that people like this aren’t helping:

1. The person who tells you they’re bored, and spells it ‘board’

2. The “you know who you are” person

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3. The ‘look at my baby. LOOK AT IT’ person

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4. Your ma

5. The people who check in at the gym

6. The 13-year-old with the extra letters

7. The “we’re mad about each other” couple

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The 7 people who are driving you away from Facebook

You went to the gym. We get it.