Life After Facebook

It’s been over a week since I last logged in to Facebook.

For a former daily user, this gap stands nearly unprecedented.

Have had plenty to do in realspace.

Am reading actual books.
Working on home maintenance projects.
Getting to bed at a reasonable hour.
Talking to people in person.

How did I feel the need to ” LIKE ” all those cute pictures of cats ?
There are probably an unlimited supply of cute cat photos.
Someone else can ” LIKE ” them now.

I am stepping away from ” LIKE button compulsion “.

Resembles letting go of TV in 2004.

Simply recognized something else as more worthwhile.

Facebook might offer some unique forms of mental stimulation…

… but none come to mind right now.

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First pic from here: http://ardvaark.net/assets/erasing-facebook.jpg

Second pic from here: http://i.imgur.com/eP9qI.jpg

For more along these lines:

http://quitfacebook.info/?cat=23

http://paulbernal.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/10-reasons-to-leave-facebook/

http://feliciacago.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/why-i-left-facebook/

http://www.ynaija.com/why-i-am-leaving-facebook/

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/05/leaving-facebookistan.html

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/tinseltalk/2012/09/an-update-on-leaving-facebook-frankly-im-shocked-at-the-difference-its-made/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/video/2013/apr/05/how-to-delete-yourself-from-the-internet-video

http://www.wired.com/business/2010/05/facebook-rogue/#ixzz0nJUEzuVw

http://www.amazon.com/The-Fix-Damian-Thompson/dp/0007436106/ref=tmm_pap_title_0