Facebook is a strange mistress, isn't she? Talk about your love/hate relationships. This one is both deadly and fabulous. One minute you're chatting with someone who has literally made your day. Next minute you're in a full blown battle to the death with some utter troll who has effectively ruined it.
So, what I'm pondering today is this:
Is it even possible to leave Facebook? Should I? Because lately, I've had it up to my eyeballs with the naysayers, negativity and pointless conflicts that go on there. And yes, I must admit, a big part of what I don't like about Facebook is my own insane reaction to it.
You know, because I'm nuts. Certifiable, you guys.
I'm not crazy enough to worry about, just world weary. Meh, we're all a bit loopy these days, from what I see. Society makes it impossible to be sane. Too many
expectations. Too many rules, both spoken and unspoken.
Every day, they make more rules. Like
there's a shortage or something. What? Somebody slipped on a banana
peel? That's it. No more banana peels allowed. And so on. Who can keep up with
all these rules? Not this crazy chick, that's for sure.
As an aside thought, it kind of has to do with a realization I had about the fact that we are too far away from our natural world. So much so, in fact, that we call it nature and talk about it like we're not a part of it.
You know. It goes something like this:
“Ooh, Ah, I love nature”
“Fool, You are nature!
You are a natural being. You are a part of nature. It's not something to admire from afar. It's something to participate in”
Now, I'm not considering stripping
naked and wandering the woods, living off nuts and berries because of this, you guys. I'm not
that crazy. Besides, no one wants to see that.
What I am
considering is getting back to the way I used to live. Life before I
went public. That is, life before Facebook, etc.
Because that was my best nature, you
know? It was peaceful. I wasn't on a peace path because I was already
at peace.
Wasn't it great, you guys? Wasn't it
fun to live life fully and not feel obligated or excited to report
all the highlights to all your Facebook friends? And I hate to admit
it, but wasn't it great when you didn't know everything that was
going on everywhere in the world all the time or how screwed up your
country really is?
Because, let's face it. The world
in general has always been screwed up. We just didn't know about the extent of it. We didn't know that the U.S. government, or should I say, the
banking/finance/big business system (because that's who really governs us) has always been
corrupt.
We didn't know a lot of things before the internet came along. Or maybe you're smarter
than me and you did. Never presume.
I won't call it the good old days
because the good old days didn't exist for most people. Unless you
were white as the driven snow and well off. And frankly, considering the ignorance involved, I'm glad I was neither.
Nevertheless, I feel like I was somewhat better
off before social networking. Oh, you bet I've made a lot of friends
that I wouldn't trade for the world. Admittedly, some might
occasionally unfriend or un-follow me, due to my big mouth which
doesn't seem to know when it's time to close up shop. I might even do the same
to them. Ironically, for much the same reason. Ya, I said it.
And there you go.
This is who I have become and where I'm
at. This is my dilemma. This is what happens when you mix the
capacity to obtain instant information with someone who actually
cares and thinks independently of the herd. They turn into monsters, you guys. Social networking has
created a monster and it's me.
And maybe I could handle that. If it was just
me, that is. I know my own crazy. I know how to deal with me. But
here's the issue. There are scores of other crazed Facebook created monsters out there, just waiting to pounce, should I say something that sets them off.
Plus, this is social
networking. Not exactly a fitting place for an introvert with HSP.
Isn't that ironic? Because, from what I
can see, there are a lot of us on there. And man, are we upset!
What
are we upset about? Everything! Why? Because the world is a mess,
like always, but now we know about it. And, we introverts, who never
had a voice before are letting out every frustration we've ever had
and arguing with everyone we never had the means with which to argue
with before.
It's both wonderful and awful at the
same time. But we love it, don't we? At least when we're not hating
it. Which for me, is most of time, with exception of the first few minutes I open that social network window to see what's happening in the world.
So, where do I go from here? Do I kick
social media right where it hurts? Do I shun it forever? I have no
idea. Because even though I'm not inherently social, some of the
friends I only know on Facebook have shown themselves to be genuinely
caring, loving and kind. What would I do without them?
I guess it boils down to social media
having me right where it wants me.
Bloody hell, life is complicated for
this simple girl. It's a good thing I know peace, tranquility and
simplicity are best found within. Because the outside world is sadly
lacking these days.
Particularly on Facebook.
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