This, to the power of infinity. I don't have a Facebook account, or a Twitter account, or any other "social networking" account -- and I never will.

IM(NSH)O the massive drop in comments on TechCrunch is an indicator of how many people don't have (and don't want) an account on Facebook.

I don't see why you should decide to never have a social account. Personally, I don't trust Facebook, so I don't use it. Twitter, on the other hand, I've found useful both to follow people I know or know of in the context of a hobby &c., and as a microblog for myself.

You can use a yahoo account as well which is essentially anonymous.

What year are you in 1998?

I let my Yahoo account die over half a decade ago.

:)

Takes 5 minutes to make one. Don't even need an email address.