I originally joined Facebook to see what the fuss was all about.
Three months later I am ready to dump that sect (that’s what it is, isn’t it?) and ditch all my “instant friends”.
I really don’t see what Facebook is good for. And why do they want to know everything about me? I insist on the Fifth Amendment.
It seems to me that Facebook is nothing more than a pervasive Bragging Forum.
Who cares if you trekked to Afghanistan or Tanzania?
Who cares if you crossed the Channel on a paddleboat?
Who cares if you are a devoted Muslim, an orthodox Jew, or a confirmed Socialist?
Keep it to yourself. I don’t want to know!
I don’t want to hear about your political or religious views. I don’t want to know whose birthday it is. I don’t want to look at selfies or baby photographs.
If somebody cares enough about ME, he/she will take the time to send the pertinent stuff directly to me and not post it on the Internet!
Personally, I’d rather have 3 close friends than100 ersatz chums.
And I don’t want to share my most intimate thoughts or moments with the rest of the world.
The French have a time-honored saying that goes:
“Pour vivre heureux, vivons cachés.”
To live happily, live discreetly.
When living discreetly, you won’t generate envy and jealousy.
All the stupid wars taking place in the world everywhere are not about ideology. They are about jealousy and resentment.
The rabble-rousers want power and money, and the quickest way to achieve this is through the barrel of a gun.
Anything achieved through violence will lead to tyranny. And tyranny will lead in turn to another revolution.
It is a vicious and never-ending cycle.
Again, if you want to live happily, live discreetly and keep what’s personal, private.
If I won at the lottery, do you think I would share this bit of news with my 10 000 friends?
I wouldn’t even tell my wife!
That’s why I am forsaking Facebook. I don’t want to share anything!
I am not signing divorce papers right away, but I will keep my distance from that Scientology-like organization.
And I don’t care if they shun me. I have enough true friends (3 ½) and a pet spider to keep me happy.
If you truly want to be my friend, start by being kind to animals, and then we will talk.
Former Facebook Party member.
Alain
“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.” Euripides
PS: My wife is asking for a divorce.