I sit in a hotel room with my friend as we pre game for a
night of debauchery at a Kendrick Lamar concert. -As I listen to his CD while
writing this... Spin Music Magazine gave Good Kid, M.A.A.d City >>>Top Hip-Hop album of the year 2012.
I could upload the night
to my Facebook and show the 500 or so people I have "friended" on the
network. But I decided it was time to cut the cord.
The next morning, after I
signed an oath that pledged my commitment to my New Year resolution (more like a bet- makes it more interesting), I deleted
my Facebook.
This was a choice to represent a new way of gaining another slice of personal freedom, a way to
free myself of some self-created dependency.
Since then almost a month has past
since I have been "deactivated" and I love it. I feel so much more
focused on the tasks in front of me. It really feels like giving up an
addiction. I spend more time on homework, cleaning, working out and enjoying
the conversations with my family and friends. Of course in those conversations
the statement has come up, you deleted your Facebook?
Some say its cultural suicide to get rid of your online
social networks. A couple guys I served at work one night both shared that it
is a great way to keep in touch with friend and a great channel
when meeting new people. They say this as I interrupt them from their
relationship with their phones. I seen this multiple times as a server,
friends at a public place living in their private worlds as they constantly
check their Facebook and Instagram for updates. To be honest, I hate when people are on their phones when I am trying to hang out with them.
