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> I quit and deactivated Facebook in January, and since I have felt so truly alone. I've long suspected that Facebook serves a beneficial function for lonely s
by stareatgoats 8y ago
> I quit and deactivated Facebook in January, and since I have felt so truly alone.
I've long suspected that Facebook serves a beneficial function for lonely singles, a way to socialize without having a partner or IRL friends. As a short term fix against loneliness I think that's great. That said, constant Facebooking can also get in the way of getting to know and keeping friends IRL.
Sounds to me you are poised to explore the big and growing world of people who prefer face-to-face relationships, i.e. the kind of relationships that matters most. Hang in there.
- mjevans 8y agoMy own opinion, and one reason I avoid all such sites and accounts so stringently, is that such "platforms" (walled gardens) are a man in the middle attack on social interaction. This affects society's health and wellbeing overall, including making it more difficult to engage in healthy relationships/interactions with others addicted to any given platform.