Facebook is not only unnecessary at this point in social media evolution, but very often brings nothing but anxiety and unhappiness to its users. If we assume that Facebook was created in order for friends and relations to update one another on their whereabouts and activities, the site has been made obsolete by a multitude of other apps. Why would any self-respecting social media user subject themselves to the drivel that has filled Facebook when they can turn to the cooler Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, etc.?

As shallow as this may sound, Facebook just isn’t cool enough to make it worth using. None of your friends are on Facebook any more. Sure they all have Facebooks, but only for the purpose of sharing homework answers on their Third Period Lit&Comp class page, or sharing the occasional (but still infuriating) listicle about Why Your Mom Is Your Best Friend, or 34 Things Everyone In The Suburbs Of Chicago Understands.

Facebook is not only useless, but actually harmful to users’ self-esteem. People who check Facebook often feel less satisfied with their lives. Haven’t we all fallen into the trap of scrolling through page after page of Sally It Girl’s 2013 Homecoming pictures, green with envy over her hair/date/shoes/ability to find the right lighting and angles in her backyard? (No? Just me?)

Facebook, like all social media apps, allows us to show the world that we are worthy of their likes and comments because our lives are so cool and enviable. However, Facebook fails to show the shadowy parts. Sally’s cutesy cover photo doesn’t reveal the fact that her grades are slipping and she’s been having trouble with her “perfect” boyfriend. If you delete your Facebook, you won’t have to worry about constantly comparing yourself to an unrealistically perfect image of someone you barely know.

Please stop making excuses, and just delete your Facebook. You think you need it for one reason or another, but the fact of the matter is that you don’t. You don’t even like Facebook. You could live the rest of your life without ever seeing that little blue and white F. Facebook has become nothing but a blackhole of over-shared Buzzfeed articles and prom pictures that make you hate yourself. Delete your Facebook, and delete all of the garbage that comes with it.