Going Underground. Good or Bad?

I’m conflicted. Well, thats’s not unusual for me! A couple days ago was a difficult day for me. Not for any one reason, just in a funk, I guess. Lately there have been several hurtful Facebook posts, mostly from family, that were bothering me more and more. So without thinking it through, I deactivated my Facebook. That in itself bothered me because that was the last thing Michael did before he died.

I first told myself that it was forever. Then I started thinking of all I would be missing. That’s how I found out my grands were pregnant, my son was getting married, loved ones were sick, what was going on in church and town, etc. etc. etc. I used to think that Facebook brought people together. Now I think it tears people apart. My two sons haven’t even spoken to each other for 2 years because of something that one of them wrote on Facebook. Because they “talk” and “share” on FB they think they dont have to do it in person. It’s almost a disease.

Then I found out that the game I was “addicted” to was connected to FB and I could no longer play it. Oh, devastation! LOL! I needed to stop wasting time on it anyway but losing both at the same time was more than I would handle right then. Soooo after one day I re-activated my account.

I know that the rest of the family will continue to post all family news and pictures on FB and that is the only way I will see them or know what is going on. I hate phones and they (the family) are always too busy to talk, they just want to text and I hate texting even more. It’s the way of the world now!

I loved computers and the internet at first. Actually when I got my computer there were only 3-4 others in town that had them. I learned how to operate them because we had to have them at work. I’m beginning to change my opinion of computers and the internet.

So, I’m conflicted- do I deactivate FB or not? I know that OD will take up the time that FB used to and I love the people that I have gotten to know on OD. BUT that doesn’t include my loved ones and never will. After all this is where I can write things that I can’t anywhere else.

I think I shall ask God…….

WildRose

I do believe there is good ….. and bad …… when it comes to Facebook. It’s difficult to know what to do isn’t it. I do hope you come up with a solution that works well for you. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing but maybe moderate use would be best. And as far as being upset by the things that you read, perhaps work on not letting yourself be bothered by it. Let it roll right off and go about your happy day. Hugs!

woman in the moon

And God said?

I know he has an account on Twitter but I’m not sure he’s on Facebook.

I think you should stay on FB. It’s irritating but it’s universal and it keeps coming up with surprises that are generally happy ones. It’s more about family and local goings on. It’s perceived to be easier and there are just more people there. I try to stay away from politics there – for sure away from politics with people I don’t agree with.

Violet

I agree that there’s both good and bad with Facebook. I hate all the click-bait ads that show up and waste my time. And the surveys! Find out what color of unicorn you are! That stuff is designed to suck you in and give somebody traffic on their site, which they get paid for by all of the ads, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to find out that they are collecting information on you to hack your account or worse. But they tempt you anyway. But to lose contact with friends like you and many others? No way!

twik

I think it’s possible to do it in moderation. It appears that you have to be careful about the information that you put out, but the good that I’ve derived from the internet and Facebook is without doubt much greater than the downsides. I can’t tell anyone else what to do, everyone needs to manage it to their own satisfaction. Take care dear friend.