I got back on Facebook this year after taking a break for a while. Here's whats changed and what hasn't: - My attitude towards it changed. I no longer compare

I got back on Facebook this year after taking a break for a while. Here's whats changed and what hasn't: - My attitude towards it changed. I no longer compare myself to how my friends are doing. This makes it a lot more fun to post things and to see what people are up to. I don't have this internal pressure to keep up / go do things because... I'm for the most part doing the things that I want to do. - It is still fun / addictive to log in regularly to see how many likes / comments I've received. I guess I like the attention. I don't mind negative comments anymore - I guess I'm finally comfortable with disagreeing with those closest to me about my choices. - Unlike before, I don't think about when it is appropriate to post. I post when I can. - Sometimes I feel really proud of something and I share it to show off a little. But mostly, I try to post things that I think my friends would like to see. - Unlike before, I don't get caught up in most things my friends post / talk about. Just as not everyone has to agree with everything I do, I don't need to agree with everything my friends do. I don't usually comment and I don't always like. And that's okay. Politically, career-wise, lifestyle, travel, relationships - I just don't get angry about how they feel about these things. I sometimes have a counterpoint / question about some things, but I try to remind myself that I'm only good at a few things. - For a long time I thought about the privacy implications and "if you're not the customer, then you are the product". And to some degree this is still true. Facebook is a fantastic tool to keep in touch with friends and to see what they've been up to, especially when you wonder what they've been up to. It is also a great way to get in touch with them directly. For me it is better than Instagram or any other social networking tool. The only thing that came close was ICQ.