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I didn't delete my Facebook account, I just don't ever look at it. I find a certain subversive delight in knowing that people might be sending things to me tha
by cmollis 4y ago
I didn't delete my Facebook account, I just don't ever look at it. I find a certain subversive delight in knowing that people might be sending things to me that I just ignore. Deleting your social media presence is a strident, overt act.. signaling a type of desperation, IMO. If you really want exert an level of control (or perhaps a more humble 'f you'), stop looking their dumb, time-wasting pictures and posts. Like having booze in your house that you don't drink. I never spoke to most of 'my friends' anyway.. it's clearly more fraudulent to keep up the facade of interest. Social media has some utility (and I also realize I'm probably the minority here_, but it's gone way beyond that now is mostly mindless chatter, reduced to either bragging or complaining (two things I abhor). I'm not 17 anymore, and I really don't care what 'my friends are up to'. I already know.. nothing really.
- deepsquirrelnet 4y ago> Deleting your social media presence is a strident, overt act.. signaling a type of desperation, IMO. If you really want exert an level of control (or perhaps a more humble 'f you'), stop looking their dumb, time-wasting pictures and posts. I dunno. There’s lots of good reasons I think. You wouldn’t criticize a cigarette smoker for not keeping a pack around just in case. You wouldn’t think it’s weird if someone gave away a shirt they don’t like. You don’t keep a bank account open after you’re done using it. All of this is just a form of life maintenance that provides closure so you don’t have to think about it anymore. Just because Facebook is ubiquitous doesn’t mean it has a right to exist in someone’s life. And since there is plenty of reason to believe that it may be more detrimental than good for a lot of people, account deletion should be normalized.