tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post376543932351886684..comments2024-03-29T01:33:10.107-07:00Comments on Swiss Lark: On Leaving FacebookLindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836394671525240199noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-81587110972674468682017-02-24T16:39:48.119-08:002017-02-24T16:39:48.119-08:00I had Facebook deactivated most of the time for ab...I had Facebook deactivated most of the time for about 7 years, and deleted it once and for all this election season, for similar reasons to what you described (I posted an article about voting for Hillary and it sent my cousin into a tizzy). For years I saw little value in FB but kept it cause I wanted to keep in touch with far flung friends. Finally, this year, the negative outweighed the positive with the election season and thing with my cousin. I didn't use it enough for actually communicating with far away friends to justify keeping it. I always felt worse about life after spending time on there.<br /><br />I am hoping our kids generation is the one that shirks social media and remakes culture without it! I know it is sometimes used for good but I believe the negative mostly outweighs they positive.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17761545528759582919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-47599348858325880502017-01-25T15:29:10.524-08:002017-01-25T15:29:10.524-08:00I really need to do this! Immediately after readin...I really need to do this! Immediately after reading your post, I deleted the facebook app from my phone. Baby steps...Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053020814428192067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-57584968533223027382017-01-19T11:47:27.047-08:002017-01-19T11:47:27.047-08:00It really is so much time. I've been meaning t...It really is so much time. I've been meaning to start carrying a book with me and reading in moments I might otherwise go on Facebook or scroll through Instagram. And all the advertisements. UGH!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836394671525240199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-21324775017349469012017-01-19T11:46:15.534-08:002017-01-19T11:46:15.534-08:00You're smart! Definitely not missing out one b...You're smart! Definitely not missing out one bit. I really miss emails and phone calls with friends and family. Just doesn't seem to happen anymore...maybe I'll work on making it happen.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836394671525240199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-85374631813833659162017-01-19T11:44:44.488-08:002017-01-19T11:44:44.488-08:00Cats and kids! Ha!!! So true. Those days are long ...Cats and kids! Ha!!! So true. Those days are long gone. :(Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836394671525240199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-37408216248804442232017-01-18T17:35:25.188-08:002017-01-18T17:35:25.188-08:00I keep thinking about quitting Facebook too, mostl...I keep thinking about quitting Facebook too, mostly because it's just a time waster for me. Sometimes I think of all the books I could have read, all the paintings I could have painted, all the quilts I could have sewn instead. And I didn't think I was that heavy of a user either! Thanks for the articles! ~KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-44749010265780468702017-01-18T17:03:40.277-08:002017-01-18T17:03:40.277-08:00I have never had a Facebook account and from what ...I have never had a Facebook account and from what I hear from other people, I'm not missing out on too much. I stay in touch with those I care about on the phone or via e-mail and that feels good for me. I am not on Pinterest or Instagram either. I do Snapchat (just with my sister) mostly for giggles, and I follow a few people on Twitter. I really try to be deliberate with my time and energy and most social media outlets seem like a time sink with little return. I love to read blogs (like this one!), but I only read them using Feedly so they are all together in one place and I can decide to sit down and enjoy them in batches when I feel like it. For me, not having those things in the first place is much easier than trying to quit or cut back on them later. Sometimes it's best to just say "no".Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386106232057769744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-75875062636166535632017-01-18T13:47:46.181-08:002017-01-18T13:47:46.181-08:00I also quit Facebook right before the election. I...I also quit Facebook right before the election. I just couldn't take it. Couldn't we all go back to posting pictures of our cats and kids?? I hate what it has turned into, because I also have family all over, and I love connecting with them easily, but it's just not worth it. <br /><br />I find that I'm still on my phone, but I do a lot more of the New York Times crossword puzzles now ;)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11117744797395831291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-69103037081454262552017-01-17T19:01:54.331-08:002017-01-17T19:01:54.331-08:00I'm so glad to hear you've basically exper...I'm so glad to hear you've basically experienced the same thing! I completely agree with the heartwarming photos vs negativity. Here! Here! xxLindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836394671525240199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556494314801577420.post-45022167968946224412017-01-17T11:03:25.096-08:002017-01-17T11:03:25.096-08:00I just removed it from my phone about a week ago. ...I just removed it from my phone about a week ago. I am so over it. I am contemplating just shutting the whole thing down but I have so many loved ones all over the globe. The negativity vs heartwarming photos is totally unbalanced though, so I am leaning towards a total shut down. Its such a waste of energy and also its addicting. Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15599778830910021344noreply@blogger.com