Facebook, you are no longer fun or healthy for me. I don't think you are healthy for our country. You are adding to the divide rather than unity. You go against my values of Micah 6:8.
I have had enough. I am tired of the ugliness, lack of civility, and unwillingness to have a dialogue. I am taking a break from you.
Facebook started out being a picnic with friends and family. It's turned into a food fight.
The continuous rants and finger-pointing are too much. I am burned out on political polarization. Facebook users are segregated by ideology and filter all the political content people see through their social networks. People say things on Facebook they would not speak to your face. I have found what people share on social media can be very different from what they value, what they think is essential. Facebook gives people the courage to bully, harass, and be disrespectful.
I am tired of people who refuse to get out of their echo chambers and are always telling instead of asking. I find myself being judgmental and thinking the worst of people I care about.
There is way too much useless information on Facebook that shows up as disinformation, misinformation, and opinion rather than truth and facts. Let's face it, Facebook does not help us to communicate better. If anything, it hurts communication.
I am tired of the continuous postings of where people are eating and what they are eating. I'm tired of the overload of pictures of everything a child does or the family dog does or the cat. (Note: we have a dog who is our 3rd child, but I don't document his daily multiple cutenesses!) People have made Facebook their online continuous photo album. I'm taking a break from all the oversharing.
I realize"likes" are like opioids. It's the addiction to Facebook.
According to Dunbar's Number, the human brain can only deal with about 150 people. Facebook accounts that extend beyond that number are crazy! I have a lot of fringe "friends" who have issues and beliefs that I don't need to hear from or know about.
Facebook is a time-waster. Time saved from being away from Facebook will be spent doing things that are far more healthy for me. I will be going outside, connecting face-to-face with others, reading, writing, and getting more exercise.
If you want to stay in touch with me until I decide to return, if I return, follow this blog or my other blog on my Carrpediem.com website. You are welcome to respond, and I will share your posts as long as they are thoughtful, civil, and factual. You can text me. You can email me. You can say, "Let's meet and have a cup of coffee or a beer."
