I’m almost ready to pull the plug on my Facebook profile for the sake of simplicity and helping me to be less narcissistic and hopefully better my relationship with God. I went through and deleted friends so that I could message family easier. It’s been really amusing watching various reactions come in from my news. Some people have or are intending to delete their profiles, as well (yay, solidarity) while others are really shocked that I am. I’m not sure if they’re shocked because it’s rather “out of the blue” or that I posted wayyyyy too much on Facebook and therefore was appearing to be quite fine with Facebook.
(OT: I realize it’s rather ironic that I’m discussing Facebook and narcissism … on a public blog).
I did give up Facebook for Lent (at least until Ben was born) and I really enjoyed my time away from it. That was my first indication that it was more of a hassle than a fun outlet. I know it’s a gigantic time sink, and while it is easy to push pictures of the kids up there for friends and family to see … that alone isn’t worth it for me to stay (not while I have email, at least).
