Had a 2 week holiday where I no internet access. Was very worried going into it that I would be bored without a steady stream of news and online distractions li

Had a 2 week holiday where I no internet access. Was very worried going into it that I would be bored without a steady stream of news and online distractions like FB. I didn't miss it at all and was most relieved to be away from FB. Recently, the app notifications had gotten out of hand with bullshit. "X just posted a photo. How about commenting on it?". Coming home, I decided to keep my FB account but delete the app from my phone and remove FB from the list of sites I visit every day. Think part of the problem with FB is that I'm technically inclined. If I were less aware of what it does and how it works, I could just bop around consuming stuff without feeling a pressure to clear all the alerts. Or even be completely oblivious to the fact there alerts. One of the reasons I decided to keep an FB account is for access FB's emergency alert "I'm okay" feature. I lived through a natural disaster, and FB was really freaking useful to be able to communicate with people. I could set one status, and everybody could see it, without having to communicate over and over again with the same "I'm okay" information.