I've been off of Facebook now for 21 days in counting (maybe permanently). So far I have:
- Start learning Russian
- Volunteered
- finished a book that I've been reading for 6 months now!
and etc. Now if I was still connected to Facebook, I don't think this would've happened. Facebook LITERALLY consumed my life. Checking on people's status updates, photo updates, and accepting friends' requests from people whom I did not know. Friends who have my contact information (ie. phone number/email address) can connect me that way, and long lost friends, are long lost friends for a reason. Life is about meeting NEW people...now people or companies who are using Facebook as a networking site, are using it the correct way....capitalism....you got to love it (NOT, check out Capitalism, A Love Story).
Let's switch gears....social sites like Blogspot.com, Youtube.com, and Myspace.com are similar, yes, but on those sites you can do the following:
- Blogspot: you express your thoughts (which is productive/therapeutic in a way)
- Youtube: you have the option to help others through live demonstration or document different events in your life.
- Myspace: you can share your music and become friends with your favorite artists and be informed about upcoming shows in your area.
But on Facebook, you just look at pictures, play useless games, and add strangers as your friends. There is some networking, but very little. Not to mention the ignorant/random comments or status updates people (i.e. your "friends") post. Future on Facebook looks like a negative, like 70%.........
1 comment:
I know what you mean. I first started Facebook when I was in college(2006) and I never really went on it. I was forever MySpace, but now I am on Facebook writing all types of BS. I recently just got back on it because my friend asked me too, and now it is hard to stop going on there. I think all these social sites have made us all too connected with one another. We have no chance to miss one another. I mean what happened to sending people letters through mail and the like. Nothing is personal anymmore. Thanks for writing this post. I enjoyed it. Peace.
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