Facebook-free for 48 hours

Well, I fell off the wagon.  I will make good use of the features and settings that are offered.  We will see how that works.

More On My Sabbatical From Facebook

When I first joined Facebook, I really liked it.  I thought it was a great way to network with others.  Facebook has evolved greatly, since its beginnings.

Since people have trouble communication through email, phone, etc., I found they were more likely to do so through Facebook.  This is not the case anymore.

In my experience, some people are using Facebook for other reasons other than to make it easy to be contacted.  They use it to put themselves on display and show the world how they are so important and to observe other people without actively making an effort to communicate.

It bothers me that people do not make their presence known.  You know they are checking you out on Facebook, but they are not making any effort to communicate.  In conversation (which scarcely occur), they will say, "Oh yeah!  I saw that on Facebook."  Thus giving themselves away.

I have sent messages to inboxes and even in chat.  It is always the same people that do not respond.  It is a bit annoying.

Don't get me wrong, I love to hear about my friend's successes and happy times.  I love the pictures and videos.  It's just how it is "packaged."  There are people that do put it out there, but they are also active in the "conversation."  It's not just me, me, me!  They are actually contributing.

It's just the people that I tend to expect more from that have really disappointed me.  When you think a lot of someone, and then they act a certain way, I leaves you wondering.  When it is someone you felt you had a close bond with, it can become hurtful.

I have had a very jaded view of things for quite sometime now.  I have though about a Facebook-free life for awhile. I need to just step back and realize that not all people are self-centered and egotistical.

Facebook

I'm taking a break from Facebook.  I've gotten tired of it.  I need some time away from it.

I've just had it with people in general.  I need a break.

Jon and I would like to associate with people that are positive and not so stuck on themselves.

Facebook is not helping with my view of people, so I needed to deactivate. 

I'll be back later...

Thoughts

Arrogance has always been something that really bothers me. It should bother everyone. I'm sure it does.

I have had to deal with arrogant people my whole life, but it took getting older to really notice it. I find it sad and disappointing, but what can I do.

I find that I encounter arrogance in both my professional and personal life, but lately I have had time to reflect on it.

I have had someone come up to me on a regular basis, and just talk at me. Not to me, but at me. Anything that I say is of no importance, but what he says is the most important thing ever. I guess, I just can't believe how someone can be so unabashedly self-centered. He will talk about anything and everything, and you can't get in a single word. Not that I really care to, since his topics of conversation are usually very boring.

How about things like Facebook? We all love Facebook, but I think it can be a real cop-out sometimes. I don't like that people check on you on Facebook, but don't make a effort to contact you otherwise. I am not talking about Facebook friends that you rarely see, but family and close friends.

How about when you email someone, but they never reply? They will send out impersonal emails to several people, but never answer your reply. Sounds like that is when it is time to get a blog!

I am sure some people may think that blogging isn't any better, but at least people choose to read it. Unlike email, where you are just having it all thrown in your face.

There are many reasons to blog. To keep family up to date on day to day activities, to remember special milestones in your life, etc. I think it is wonderful. You can share it with the rest of the world or keep it private. It is a great outlet to have and it gives people options as well.

In the midst of all of this "I, Me, Mine", I am trying to be more conscious of other people. I do not want to be labeled this way. Jon and I are out of the bride and groom spotlight. I have time to work on this now.

I have always tried to be conscious of it, but it is hard when you have so much going on in your own life.

Often, I will find myself realizing after I am with a friend or another person, maybe I should have asked, "What are your plans?" After they ask, me what are mine. Sometimes I forget.