Locomotion

In January, I joined Facebook. By mid-August, I threw in the towel.
I surrender... to be forever out of the FB world.

I have to agree with the NYT article, that I didn't like what FB brought out of me. Snooping on people that I became friends with but chose to never interact with. Writing proclamations of what I was doing that really were meant to solicit interest rather than identify my state of mind. The high school nature of the beast - be my friend, ignore a friend, and tag people on pictures that would otherwise have never been seen by anyone else - turned me off. The worst part? Learning about events that I could have easily been involved in and finding out after the fact - ouch. Better not to have known at all, if I hadn't been on FB, I'd be obliviously content.

I also had some real concerns with keeping my privacy. Work folks checking in to see my life was too close to be comfortable. Sure, some friends would be great to make with work but then that whole lot of worms is wide open... Again, if you invite so-and-so to the wedding, you have to invite you-know-who.

Just like a lint-roller, rip a strip off the roll and start fresh.