As I was on my way back from Udupi to Delhi, I wondered if I should upload pictures and tell everyone I went on vacation. I briefly logged into my Facebook account but wasn’t in the mood to upload photos and then deleted the app from the phone. This was only the third time in over 20 days that I used Facebook.
I don’t know if it’s just me or there are others who also feel that interest in Facebook has faded. Although I’ve been limiting myself to the online social scene for some time, I knew somewhere that it was time to quit Facebook, an app that has been my gateway to the social world for years but has recently begun to emerge as a place where there is no emotional connection to any form. On multiple occasions, I thought about deleting the Facebook app from my iPhone, but I kept coming back to the social network. But this time, I wanted to take a longer break from Facebook and have no intention of going back any time soon.
Giving up on Facebook wasn’t on purpose; It happened organically. Perhaps, in my case, what drove me to leave the world’s most famous social network was a lack of affiliation. Whenever I log into Facebook, I feel like something is wrong with me or I haven’t done much to change my life. Fears start to surface and keep multiplying, leaving me exhausted and exhausted. Being a hypersensitive person (HSP), I feel lost on Facebook because I don’t really connect with the lives of what other people are trying to portray on social media. Are they visiting their lives? I don’t know, I don’t know. Maybe they live an alternate life on social media and don’t regret being a completely different person. They may not be happy in real life, but when they post pictures of themselves drunk online, they feel alive.
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Whatever the case, I see a common pattern on Facebook where the focus is on either gaining self-praise for something not easily attainable or posting something that grabs the attention of others. I don’t think the selfie I took outside the gym has any effect on my life. At least I’m interested to know what phone you got as a gift Raksha Bandhan. The problem is how Facebook puts undue pressure on people to follow a trend and become part of the conversation. Days like these, everyone wants to comment on it Kashmir files Whether they watched the movie or understood the core message. These types of behavior bother me because I am unable to identify the real person behind and outside the screen.
I may have 3000 friends on Facebook, but do they really know who I am and what I live for in life? They know me by my ‘social’ profile and based on that they start to form an impression of me. My job allows me to travel the world, review the latest tech products, and meet high-profile CEOs and startup founders. It’s all part of my job but that doesn’t mean I live a luxurious life as I fly business class and dine at fancy restaurants. I have been commuting with local transport and Delhi metro for years now and will continue to do so. This is the real world to me but for my online friends, I have this lonely life where everything is larger than life. Facebook, too, thinks I’m a rich guy, hence I see ads for 5 star hotels in Dubai in my feed.
However, the real issue is how we gave our time and space to Facebook so it could monetize our profiles and make money from them. The feed is designed in such a way as to keep you occupied with all kinds of information that I don’t necessarily want to consume. I’m not a fan of The Kapil Sharma Show nor do I want to see excerpts from it Anupama At random times of the day. These popular reels go on as if there is no limit to scrolling. Facebook simply aims to get you to spend more time on the platform in the name of “attractive” content.
Listen to your cues from within and work towards your goals in life. (Photo credit: Anuj Bhatia/Indian Express)
Facebook is not a dead platform but its purpose seems to be lost. I enjoyed seeing and commenting on pictures of friends traveling or getting married. Now I don’t feel like knowing what’s going on in their lives, who they’re dating, or how many jobs they’ve changed during the pandemic. I stopped caring about every little update about their lives. People share a lot of information about themselves on social media, so when you meet them in person, there is no element of surprise left. Their opinions seem forced and do not come from the heart.
As I get older and try to discover my purpose in life, I enjoy the current phase where I spend more time with myself. Facebook is no longer a safe place for people like us who want to protect their private lives and don’t really care about ‘likes’ and online popularity. I’m not looking for validation or endorsement from online friends either. I accepted who I am now and have no regrets. I want to travel more, do more “human” relationships, and start working on my book.
The recent trip to Udupi looks a lot different than my other trips in the past. Not only do I feel more comfortable after visiting the coastal city but there is no pressure on me to upload photos of the trip to Facebook. I’m doing a show on Mark Zuckerberg’s social network and I did the right thing. I don’t know if my leaving Facebook had any effect on your life or Zuckerberg’s billionaire status, but my motivation to delete the social app comes from a space deep inside me.
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