Social Media Rant

So I went on Facebook just to change my password after I got an alert someone was trying to hack my account and I immediately felt overwhelmed and disgusted.

I used to think that feeling was just kind of an introversion thing, and I likened it to being at some crowded event where there is just a lot of chaos and noise and everyone is shouting to be heard over each other. I used to think of it as a party or convention like atmosphere. But the more I think about it, it’s more like a crowded market or shopping mall on Black Friday, and there are all these Santa’s ringing bells and charities hitting you up for donations, to say nothing of the panhandlers on the street.

The internet was supposed to take us away from that to shop online in our PJs. But social media replicates it in 2D. If you have a specific gift Item you want to get and can only get it there, braving the crowd is worth it. But otherwise, it’s completely unappealing. I have nothing to shop for on Facebook these days. I have nothing to sell either. I don’t even have any interest in browsing. Maybe I’m just too broke to be on social media.

The funny thing here is that I am kind of trying to talk myself into wanting to go on social media. Like I should have FOMO but I don’t. Personally I despise social media. But I recognize the need for it professionally. 

I recognize that general isolationism is a big probelm in the world for a lot of people. But despite it's iitial respresentation,  social media is more and more the  the problem and not the solution.
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