It would be kind of crazy to think of deleting my Facebook account at this very moment. I used to use Myspace in high school, and Facebook seemed to catch on in college. I would almost hate deleting it because it’s how I keep in touch with most people who are not my close friends. I do not have their phone numbers or any other contact information, just their Facebook account. I would definitely be shut off from so many people. But then again, it would make me reconnect with more people in person again. I do admit I probably waste too much time on Facebook every week, but I feel like it does not consume my life. Fall Quarter I had to go a week without Facebook among other things, and it was really weird at first. I got used to it I guess by the end of the week, but I definitely had no problem going back to using Facebook. Even though there are some cons to Facebook, I feel like overall it is very useful.
Honestly I do not think I would delete my own Facebook account anytime soon after reading this article. It seemed like the author was really bothered by the idea of Facebook and I understand the presented argument to commit “Facebook suicide”; however, I plan to still continue to use Facebook everyday. I do spend a lot of time on it, but it definitely does not consume a huge chunk of my life like it did the author’s. I feel like there’s way more in my life that I have besides Facebook. If Facebook were to shut down tomorrow, then so be it. My life would not fall apart. However, in this day and age, it’s a valuable tool for communication and social networking. Certain people may dislike Facebook, but I love it. Just like anything else in popular culture, it’s really what you make of it for yourself as an individual.
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I've actually deleted deleted and then remade my Facebook profile a couple of times since the Summer of last year. I too became fed up with the large waste of time the program tends to be, not to mention all of the commercial manipulations, like friend question programs or the new crazes like gift giving or iheart or whatever (paying money to give a virtual gift???). Unfortunately, I ran into the same problem that you would have: facebook is too great a way to keep in contact with old friends from high school who are hundreds of miles away at college. What a shame it's become somewhat of a necessity as long as it exists as a free service.
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