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Nisoko

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  1. 2 months ago, I realised that:

     

    1) I was addicted to reading dross on the internet, lots of it actually on my Facebook page (stuff I didn't write, of course!), I was always checking it

    2) what I was checking really mostly wasn't interesting

    3) increasingly wary of privacy issues, not that I totally understand it all.

     

    But mostly 1) and 2)

     

    It seemed more and more like a sad and sometimes even pathetic waste of time and life, and I felt that something needed to be done.

     

    So I decided to permenantly delete my Facebook account.

     

    It felt odd at first, like withdrawl.

    But I quickly got used to it and found myself with lots of time opening up.

    It was kind of liberating.

    That weird 'pressure' of checking and keeping up with stuff suddenly gone.

     

    I still communicate with my friends - by email or phone. Not being on Facebook hasn't had a bad effect on my relations.

    I just don't know when they are going out for dinner, what they wore, which restaurant they are going to, and how the ramen was.

    Was I ever remotely interested in that kind of thing anyway? :confused: I realise now, no I wasn't.

     

    But getting rid of lots of 'friends' who weren't really my friends at all has been refreshing.

    And that feeling of having an increasing amount of spookily targeted 'advertising' pushed onto me gone is a very good thing indeed as well.

     

    Anyway, if you see yourself in what I said above..... I absolutely highly recommend it!

    It can be done.

     

    :thumbsup:

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