I'm one of those few who got to have Facebook before it became mainstream. It was a definite level-up from MySpace or Friendster at that time. So I signed up before the whole world did, it was around late 2006 or early 2007. There's no way for me to find that out now as I just deactivated it, thus, this unscheduled blog entry.
I had this love-hate relationship with Facebook ever since I could remember. I love how I can communicate with a person in just a few clicks or swipes. Or know about a person's life by endlessly stalking that person's said profile till I reached the year that that person was born. And I am guilty of those stalking their exes on Facebook, so deep, that I've already opened ex's girlfriend's cousin's dog's profile. How did I get there? It's FB's power, allowing you to mindlessly wander on the cyberspace.
Facebook makes everything so easy, with just a few clicks and swipes you've already spent three hours looking at people's photos and reading their thoughts, regardless if it's shallow or deep. I hated that Facebook brings out the stalker in me, and I hated that I spent a lot of time delving into other peoples' lives.
Also Facebook is superficial, we may not admit it, but it is definitely true. We project the life we want others to perceive about us. We post only the good stuff, to make it appear that we live a good life. Did we ever post something on our timeline that doesn't make us look good? Maybe we did, but we stopped because people will be judging us based on our social media activities and we don't want people to take pity on us.
I am merely scratching the surface here as how Facebook has affected our social behavior. But for now, I will have to say goodbye to Facebook. I need to get back to the pre-FB era of my life and see what happens.
Let's see if the rainforest theory of IT Crowd will hold true, if anything will change with my life without Facebook.
Jen: Harmony? What harmony?
Roy: I know that the place looks like a bit of a mess but its actually a very delicate ecosystem.
Moss: Ecosystem
[makes circular motion with hands]
Roy: Everything is connected.
Moss: Connected
[mimes being connected]
Roy: It's like the rainforest.
Moss: Much like the rainforest
[mimes rain falling]
Roy: You change one thing...
Moss: [holds up one finger]
Roy: ...even the tiniest bit, and the whole rainforest dies.
Moss: [mimes hanging himself]
Thinking about it now, the scene from IT Crowd doesn't quite makes sense to this post. But hey, I love them (The IT Crowd).
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