Folks, I wrote this one a few weeks
ago, before the nagging feeling that being on Facebook was becoming a constant psychological tug of war culminated in me staying off it for a bit. However, even
though this one is old news, as thoughts go, I'm sharing it and a few
successive posts on the subject. I'm now in a pretty good place with
this issue, having spent many hours writing my way through the
struggle.
The peace path is a bit clearer, now.
My past ramblings seem irrelevant and outdated to me, but since you
weren't there for the journey, maybe they'll be of interest to you.
So here you go. My thoughts, circa 2
weeks or so back....
Nothing like a day of Facebook to....
What? Lighten the mood? Worsen the
mood? Show you how lazy you are or how ridiculous modern life is?
Meh, maybe a little of all of those. But also, there is nothing like
a day of Face-booking to make you decide to stop Face-booking
altogether.
So what gives?
Well, you know, you guys, sometimes
it's just time to move on. And sometimes you just get to the point
where you realize that Face-booking all day is not a constructive or
particularly meaningful use of your time. And that you lack the self
control required to use it moderately.
But then, we have the actual leaving.
Probably best not to think about it, because if you do, well, let's
face it, you probably won't go through with it. Because there a a
half million things to consider. You know.
What about all those people I've become
friends with who only know me on Facebook?
What about those old classmates I found
here, years after leaving school?
What about those family pictures and
updates I'll miss?
They get me every time.
Then, I tell myself that I can do this.
I can be moderate. I know I can't, of course. Oh, maybe I believe it
initially until the next all day Facebook marathon occurs. So, at
this point (which is now a couple weeks ago, remember?) I am still
pondering my next move where the book of faces is concerned.
Stay tuned for further developments.
No comments:
Post a Comment