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In march, at the peak of Facebook popularity, I quit.
- compay 18y agoSome people always have to bail on something as soon as it becomes popular otherwise they don't feel cool any more.
- ph0rque 18y ago"Nothing is any good if other people like it." http://store.dieselsweeties.com/products/nothing-is-any-good-if-other-people-like-it-shirt http://store.dieselsweeties.com/products/nothing-is-any-good...
- ericwaller 18y agoWhat a great quote: “We are what we repeatedly do.” - Aristotle
- jkkramer 18y agoWhile the quote is insightful and galvanizing, it's actually a paraphrase of Aristotle's ideas written by Will Durant. See: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aristotle#Misattributed http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aristotle#Misattributed
- ericwaller 18y agoThanks for pointing that out, the expanded (and properly attributed) quotation is even better.
- baddox 18y agoI guess that means I am sleep and eat.
- dill_day 18y ago...with four swift clicks of the mouse, I canceled my account. Gone was the entire online persona I had created for myself – profile pictures, interests and activities, work history, friends acquired Maybe! But all of those pictures, interests and activities, work history, and friends are still sitting there on Facebook's database waiting to be made visible again with another 4 quick clicks of the mouse...
- baddox 18y agoThe author reportedly quit Facebook because his (her?) usage of it made him feel egotistical and/or narcissistic. After quitting, he wrote a lengthy article to make sure everyone knew his exact thought processes and feelings, and used some historical references to back up and legitimize his newly-found outlook on social networking. Seems like he hasn't yet solved his problem.
- eru 18y agoWhat problem? Authors have to use their issues. Think method acting.
- unalone 18y agoYes, they do, but the point of the OP is that this person is still suffering from heavy narcissism, as evidenced by their writing an article about their experience regarding Facebook. It was an interesting article - a bit obvious, but still worth reading - and I thought that the OP's comment was spot-on.
- akd 18y agoNarcissism is healthy and good - it pushes people to achieve.
- unalone 18y agoI agree. Narcissism is healthy. But when the point is the article is "how I became less narcissistic by not paying as detailed attention to Facebook," and it's an article that pays deep attention to his personal experience on Facebook, then an accusation of hypocrisy makes a wee bit of sense.
- biohacker42 18y agoI think you're confusing ambition with narcissism.
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- cookiecaper 18y agoOne can also look at other profiles on Facebook. I rarely make changes to my profile and spend most time on Facebook (usually about 2 hours a week or so) looking at other people's profiles. Guy is just a narcisist, I think.
- unalone 18y agoI don't spend much time actually ON Facebook: I use the live feed, and keep my friend count down so I don't get overwhelmed. But yeah: I haven't edited my profile in something like half a year.
- whacked_new 18y agoHah! I thought he meant he quit the company! And then I realized it was his account. After the first sentence, at the peak of the article, I quit. I mean no disrespect; just lost interest. :)
- noonespecial 18y agoAfter reconnecting with several friends I had lost touch with, a few admitted to thinking that I had either ended up in jail or died because of my complete lack of online presence. (No Myspace, facebook, blog, etc) This is vaguely disquieting.
- jacobolus 18y agodanah boyd’s academic papers about this subject are significantly more insightful than the blog post of one disgruntled user.
- pmsaue0 18y agoI love the comments by Numble
- jsmcgd 18y agoThe author missed a trick to unwind some of the self promotion by keeping the profile and exercising a bit of self defamation.