It’s been little over a week since I made public my decision to pull the plug on Facebook, so here’s a status report:
- I have more time for meaningful reading, which I’ve taken advantage of, mostly, and sometimes at a cost. Roscoe the Wonder Dog was not feeling well this week, and his nadir came on Wednesday when he refused his lunch. Then I read what must be the most heartbreaking essay I have ever encountered, which of course featured a frail old dog. It’s a tough read, but I recommend it highly: The Fourth State of Matter.
- I miss keeping up with a bunch of people.
- Traffic to the Surly Farmer is pretty pathetic. I knew it wouldn’t be a barn burner, but I hoped for at least an ambitious beginning. Many thanks to those who have made the journey, and keep those comments coming, won’t you?
- My morning routine is still wobbly. Facebook was an easy read through two cups of coffee. Twitter is less, uhh, soothing.
- If I had any doubts about leaving, they were quickly erased by Zuckerberg himself and his horrendous rationalizing. Read all about it from Zeynep Tufekci here.
That’s all, folks. Enjoy your Saturday.
We miss you, too!
Let’s see how this works!
Works? Shit, I thought this was going to be easy. No one said anything about work. I’ll see what I can do.
I slowly draw closer to a potential departure. The other day, they added this new bullshit: “Let’s review your summer!” Accompanied by photos from the season. And I thought: this manic over-curation is just going to get worse.
I felt for a long time that the pros vs cons ratio of the whole FB experience was fairly even. Then it started viewing it was 40/60. Now I reckon I’d put it at about 25/75. And as with my booze habits, I preach a better “reasonable moderation” game than I practice.
When it’s time to go, you’ll know it. Cliché, but accurate.
*Then I started viewing
(Dorks who post errata for comments, oy gevalt.)
Seven months in, and I think getting off Facebook (and minimizing my Google exposure) was a great decision. Sure, there’s missing out on the challenges, which was among Facebook’s best features, but the time soak and manipulation of the platform is just too high a price to pay.
i’m not ready to pull the plug (yet), but I’m definitely spending less time there. Zuck’s both-sidesing-it last week was sickening.
Twitter is less soothing, but I’m spending more wake up time there. And it’s better for me. I can curate my feed better, you know?