I love and hate facebook. I don't play games on it. I don't spend hours creeping. I don't follow links to articles and videos (which I imagine could eat up hours of ones time) but I do check in about 100 times a day to see if there's that little red bubble up in the corner. AH, that little red bubble! I love posting photos of my son who I waited 10 years of marriage for. I feel like the most proud mommy in the world (I imagine everyone feels the same about their littles). I love seeing photos of my friends and family and their children and furry children. I especially like keeping in touch with friends around the world in such an interesting way. I enjoy reading all the different status updates. I really do like facebook alot.
I hate facebook because there's such a disconnect with reality. People who randomly "un-friend" people because something offensive has been said or they're in a little tiff; come on that's not realistic. Adults have very little reason if any in the real world to un-friend someone but on facebook people do it all the time as a sort of symbolic slap in the face. Really, who slaps people in the face... drunkards? On top of that it's SOOOO easy to offend people/ friends on facebook. All you have to do is post a political statement that's contrary to someone's views (and lets be real very few of us agree on everything) and people get so ticked; nasty fights get started, you begin arguing with someone else's friend (a person you'll never see face to face), then you're grouchy for the rest of the day. There are awful, AWFUL aspects to facebook that are so far from real social interaction it's sickening. I won't even get started on how kids are using the darn thing; bullying and intimidating and peer pressuring. And on top of all the societal deteriorating that's going on within this false sense of community facebook is a huge time eater. Even for me who just checks in here and there, reads status updates and "likes" neat photos posted by my friends SO much time is gone from having been "checking in."
So here's my resolution: on odd days I'm going to be odd. I won't check into facebook. I really do check in like 20, 30 times a day (at least). I can't imagine how much time I will save by just avoiding this one website every other day (If I can do it). I honestly feel badly for people with cell phones (I don't own one). I have to go to the computer to experience all these "fun" aspects that facebook offers. People with cell phones have that darn menace in the palm of their hands almost 100% of the time. That scares me. Yowzers!
Good move, all it did was cause me hassle too. I have also sworn off the tv and news as it was making me paranoid.
ReplyDeleteI gave up Facebook two years ago as my new year's resolution and have never regretted it. I talk or text a lot more now with my actual friends versus just commenting on their pics.
ReplyDeleteI have friends all over the world, it's the main reason I love facebook. BUT honestly alot of people don't answer their phones much anymore and I don't have a cell phone/ can't text. Actually I've never sent a text before (this is something I'm proud of). For someone without a cell phone facebook is alot like the alternative to texting :)
DeleteI think that's a great idea. On work days, I typically don't check at all, & try to limit my weekend checking to a few times/day. It's hard to avoid!
ReplyDeleteYeah, on work days I guess I check it a handful of times. On weekends though, shoot I check a few times an hour. I haven't logged in today and I can honestly say it's a bit more peaceful around here.
DeleteI think everything you say is true about face book. Biggest time waster ever, and I am a victim, how does it become so addictive? I might join with you and only check in occasionally :)
ReplyDeleteSO addictive, but it gives a very comforting "sense" of relationship... however distant people may actually be
Delete"Odd on odd days", love it :)
ReplyDeleteDo let us know if it turns out to be a major time saver?
So far so good (only 1 day in)
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