Here's a little about me: I do not have Facebook, Myspace, or a twitter account. I'm not on linkedin or anything like that. I have never been on social media networks.
Outdated? I don't think I am, I just don't see the point in sharing everything in my life with people who are not as important to me and wasting time behind my computer screen when I could be doing something for real.
I am introspective and I like to keep my life simple. Family and close friends are very important to me and I keep in touch with them on a daily basis. I don't need to be online for that.
Let's start with Facebook: It is self-centred and a waste of time. The argument about how it keeps you in touch with people or friends is flawed. If you really cared about those people you would have put more effort in staying in touch with them.
Also, Facebook takes the beauty of one-to-one relationships that you share with people and is more about you posting everything for everyone to see than actively being in touch with someone.
Social media has changed the world
And if you lost contact with a friend you once had in school, so what? This is life. We can't keep all the people we meet along our way. We part ways with some friendships and keep the ones which are strong. It's what I like to call "social evolution".
Another side effect of Facebook is its effect on our true relationships. Too busy being funny or browsing someone's holiday pictures to call up your mom or have a chat with your significant other? I'm sure it happens a lot.
It creates argument, stress and in some cases serious breakups where the online world has taken over someone's life. With only 24 hours a day, two thirds of which are work and sleep, who can honestly divide their remaining time fairly between both worlds?
Me, I consider every minute of my day to be precious, every person in my life to be important and worth my full attention when I'm with them. I make the best of what I have without complicating stuff. Life is simple and is too short to spend it being curious of what everyone is up to.
As for Twitter, it's the most narcissistic thing ever created. I don't get why people want to post what they do all the time. Who cares? It removes the private aspect of our lives. Everyone can know what you had for lunch or which movie you watched last night.
Does it serve any purpose apart from wanting to attract attention? And the most annoying part is when you're with someone say watching a movie and they tweet about it before even turning and saying it to you. Why do you have to share everything with everyone?
Yes my partner is an online media geek and I struggle sometimes with it. I could have easily opened a Facebook account and a Twitter and became part of his online world however I chose not to.
Sometimes when I meet new people who are on his Facebook and Twitter and it turns out they know a bit too much about us, I find it weird. I want to be able to introduce myself, and decide to what extent I want to share aspects of my life.
Is privacy too much to ask for?
