I never wanted to make a fuss about leaving Facebook. One of my biggest pet peeves is doing something for attention. Announcing the closing of one’s facebook is comparable to individuals saying they are going to kill themselves. In the end, they just want attention.
I am not one of those. I do want to try life without the lure of Facebook leading it. You see, I have been on Facebook for the last 6 years. Six years this month. I remember spending a few hours during the Spring Semester getting certain text files ready for Lee University to be included in the College-only website. It was shortly after the summer began when I received a AOL IM from a friend telling me Lee University is now on Facebook!
I have seen countless upgrades and changes to the site. All of which I enjoyed and liked, except for the killing of the “Who’s Online Now” page and what they recently updated.
The last few weeks I have noticed a growing trend. I just grew tired of the same people updated. I had close to 500 friends, and only saw about 20 people regularly updating. I rarely updated my status anymore.
I just grew tired. For now, I have temporarily deactivated Facebook. I am sure I will return, but for now the friends I have, I already stay in contact with so I don’t need a medium to be friends with people I do not.
I deactivated too. The news feed has become a platform for people to rant and tell way too personal information. Neither of them I want to read. I may return as well but for now, I am enjoying connecting with people in real life