I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but I think I'm over social networking. Of the online kind anyway. Don't get me wrong, it has its pros, but I'm feeling more and more icky about being sooo available all the time.
I know, I know, some of you are thinking: "He's on facebook all the time, what a hypocrite!"... well, so you know, I'm well-aware of my transgressions. I'm even on facebook as I type. Not exactly the point, but hear me out: maybe its a comfort, knowing that at any time, I can get in touch with anyone I want. Or maybe its a way to put myself out there in a more positive light. A self-promotion vehicle. Here's where the icky comes in. Ugh, I don't like it. I shouldn't need a crutch to help me keep in touch with the people I want to keep in touch with, right? And I shouldn't need any help with promotion. My close friends know me, who cares if friends of friends of friends really know me (can they even really know me just from looking at my profile and reading my wall?) ... And unlike the real me, the facebook me doesn't reach out to people to deepen friendships. It's always just a snide comment or a joke I've randomly thought of. Which makes it more about me than about the relationship I have with whoever I'm' talking to.
I think I'm over it. I know I've said this before, but I mean it this time. Facebook and I are going to take a break. No more status updates, photo uploading, tagging, commenting, etc. I'm taking a facebook sabbatical. I will however, continue to post new blog alerts on it, because I can't abandon my readers. [love you, mean it...all 4 of you.]
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