It won't be official until May 14th, but I finally pulled the trigger on deleting my Facebook account. FB gives people two weeks to come to their senses (because only a fool or a loser would deprive herself of its many pleasures). Until that time my account will only appear as deactivated, something I've already done three or four times. But at least FB didn't try to guilt me into staying by posting pictures and phrases like "Bob Smith will miss you!" and "You will no longer get updates from Jane Doe. Are you sure?"
This was supposed to be my "Facebook-friendly" blog, but it seems only one of my FB buddies ever made their way here. (It's not as if I went out of my way to advertise it, if I'm completely honest.)
So, I won't be doing my Happy Dance over this until mid-May, but I'm glad I finally got off that fence.
Will I miss Facebook? Yes, I probably will. But all things considered, I feel that this is the right move for me. One of the likely side effects might be putting more energy into other ways of exchanging info, including this and other blogs I've set up. And there is also the possibility of a fake ID FB account for any of the info channels that might be on Facebook without alternatives outside of it.
Hopefully I'll find something worthwhile to do with all the time I've freed up as a result of this move. Maybe I'll stumble upon some really cool Zero-point energy solution, or write the next great American novel. A world of possibilities awaits!
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