Well, it’s about time I do a little rant on why I am not liking Facebook very much these days.

I get it, people use that space as a way to communicate their ideas and passionate causes. I’m guilty of that, even as early as yesterday. I get it, I do.

 

But I realize that is not the way I want a place like Facebook to resonate in my life. I like it to be a place to say “Hi” to my friends and their families, sorta like a fun community center or a coffee shop. It’s shallow, yes, and quite rose tinted… but that is my desire for a site like Facebook to be.

 

I peruse news websites all over the internet very day. I like to keep informed so that I know what is going on. If I feel strongly about something, I will pursue avenues to state my opinion, make my voice heard, and do whatever else I think needs to be done.

 

Facebook feels like a war zone. It is not welcoming and fun. It’s like walking into a room full of needles with a shower of rubbing alcohol at the exit.

I don’t enjoy it.

I’m hiding posts, unfollowing people, frowning, sighing, face palming, screaming, typing and deleting, pressing x and walking away.

 

That is not fun.

 

That is not a comforting reprieve from the onslaught of madness that is life and looking at world events in general.

 

Facebook USED TO provide that for me. I have people I truly love and adore on that site. They have great families and awesome experiences and I love sharing that with them. Now it’s not so much. People I used to really look forward to catching up with every day are now avoided like the plague. I find myself disliking really amazing friends and I don’t like that feeling.

 

My feed is basically reduced to about 12 people who don’t post political things very often, cooking videos, and advertisements.

 

That’s sad.

 

I like to post there. I like to post pictures and anecdotes of my family. I like to whine a little and talk about personal things happening in my life. I will continue to do this because it’s a great place for record keeping and there might be 2 or 3 people who enjoy it.

 

But as for all my friends there. I’m probably saying good bye. I can’t do it anymore. And it’s not even because they are wrong or terrible or bad to want to post whatever it is they want to post. They have every right and I do hope that it helps them to reach the people they want and get their messages out. As for me? I don’t want to participate. I will write those things here in my void where nobody will read them (yes I will link my blog on Facebook, because I can! muahaha!). This is a place where I would welcome that dialogue, just like I talk with others on their blogs to discuss topics that are more enflamed and less peaceful. I welcome anyone to give me their own personal websites, if they have them, and I’d love to talk there.

 

But Facebook is not the place I want to run from. I want to keep it like a weird shaped comfy blanket that I hide under randomly when I need a break.

So that means, unfollowing half my friends list. I love you people, but good god… I can’t take it anymore.