I’m not a Luddite by any means. I’m just becoming more selective about the way I choose to spend the precious little time I have on this Earth. I left Twitter in January and Facebook (for good) a few weeks ago. I like to travel, hike, paint, sew, and write music. Every moment I’m on Twitter and Facebook, reading inane memes, political pandering, and 300 of my closest fake friends bragging about how pretend-perfect their lives are, is time away from those activities which make me truly happy to be alive. Whatever I’m losing from not being on Facebook pales in comparison to what I’ve taken back. I am honestly so much happier since leaving Facebook and Twitter. I disagree with your post, and with The Verge blog piece it quotes, because you could be discouraging people from doing the hard work of breaking the social media addiction and making a choice that truly could be in their best interest. I’ve sewn over a dozen garments since I took up sewing in January and it makes me so happy. I would not have had time to do that if I was still spending hours scrolling mindlessly through social media feeds. I love making things for people and that’s a much more powerful expression of love than hitting “like” on a Facebook post they wrote. I think what it comes down to is “quality” vs. “quantity” of social interactions. Personally, I choose quality. Bring on the Rolodex (which, with email and texting, is actually quite easy to maintain - selective use of technology is a thing).
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