I am gonna quit Facebook.
Why? You may ask.
Is it not obvious at this point.
Quite honestly, the only reasons I have
kept it up to this point are the following.
#1. Who do I know that has died? Do I
need to go to a funeral?
Celebrity death every other day by
various means: It is sad. It is tragic. It does not affect my day
to day life.
People I do know, but have
not kept in contact with. I like to pay my last respects and I do
kick myself for not making more of an effort in keeping in contact.
But it is difficult to do so when you are a hermit who is working or
studying most of the time. Facebook does reach a wider audience.
So, in the event of an untimely passing, (As uncouth as it may be)
Information is disseminated quickly via this medium.
#2. To keep up with friends birthdays.
Yeah, I am a bad friend. I need
facebook to tell me it's your birthday (except for a few select
people.) If you are keeping facebook for this same reason, you are a
bad friend too. Don't be ashamed! I am not mad at you for not
remembering my birthday. It's life. You can't remember everything.
At least admit it to yourself, and make an effort to remember the
important people in your life, and do more than post “Happy
Birthday” on their timeline. Here is an idea, Text them, Call
them, Drop by for a visit.
#3. Oh, and the random shared animal
video (mostly cats.)
I Love cat videos, and Puppy rescue
videos, along with Platypus, Wombat and David Beckham videos.
Are these three reasons enough for me
to continue to log on everyday and waste my life away when I could be
doing something so much more important than scrolling?
Reasons I am quitting the facebook
habit.
#1. I like to keep my life private. I
don't post a lot of personal information. As a matter of fact, if
you look at my profile screen most of the about me information is
some derivative of “None-Ya-business”.
This was not filled out for the sake of
“Stalkers”. I am pretty sure I don't have any. I don't think I
am that special.
The “None-Ya-Business” is for
advertisers who use facebook to fit me into a little demographic so
they can attempt to sell me stuff. My profile pic consists of my
work boots with a Dead toe tag on it. My face is not in it. Sure I
have posted my face in the past (365 days of the Selfie), and other
random/important life events. I have my privacy settings on lock.
Recently Facebook encountered a bug that made a lot of Private
accounts public.... I am not cool with that. I checked my
settings. I was not affected. HOWEVER. It happened once, I won't
give them an opportunity for it to happen again.
#2. The amount of Data that Facebook
collects is astounding. Information that you may not think is
important, is to somebody willing to pay for it. There are youtube
videos that will instruct you on how to dive into the rabbit hole of
all the Data that FB collects on you. Enter at your own risk. It is
enough to make you vomit.
Also do you remember when FB added the
“Did you know?' question to your profile?
You answer the question and it posts to
your wall. It also gives facebook more information about you.
That is really what that little
question box should be titled.
#3. Propaganda/Politics.
I HATE IT!!! I ABHORE IT!!! I DESPISE
IT!!!
a. People do not fact check. Posts
are made by people with an opinion and it is shared by those who
agree. Opinions are not facts. Memes are not facts. Ignorance
comes in many forms. Before you share, Check to see if it is true.
SNOPES.COM
b. The presidential election cycle is
every 4 years. Why am I constantly seeing political BS.
Divisiveness keeps the masses
distracted. If one is too busy arguing with another about something
inanely stupid and otherwise pointless, then those individuals are
not paying attention to the puppet master. How about taking a peek
behind the curtain.
c. No one knows what the real issues
are because everyone is still fighting about Abortion and gun
control/2nd amendment. Has anyone considered that the
2016 election was actually tampered with? Has anyone considered that
facebook sold data to Cambridge Analytica so that they could “Market”
to you and essentially manipulate you into voting the way they wanted
you to based off the information you gave facebook that you thought
was unimportant? Yes this actually happened.
Seriously, Am I the only one in the
crowd who sees that the emperor has no clothes?
I will miss staying connected with a
lot of people that I no longer get to see on a regular basis. But if
I am absolutely needed, just send up the bat signal. Batman knows
where to find me.
