Response to Adbusters

For me having a Facebook is about be able to communicate with people who are not always around me. While I do talk to people who I spend time with it is still nice to be able to keep in touch with friends in other countries or colleges. It is not all about promoting yourself for all people. For me it's a communication tool that works in my favor. I barely answer my phone but for some reason I leave Facebook open on my browser for hours on end. If I miss your call, you can probably just Facebook chat or comment me. Also the events section of the site works wonders. Everyones parties or get together's will be known just because sending out an e-vite can be so much more efficient then text or word of mouth - because almost everybody checks their Facebook at least once a day.
If I was to delete my Facebook or 'commit Facebook suicide,' I think I would find myself communicating less and less with the outside world and more with just the people around me. I do not think I will ever delete it because without it I would feel lost and not able to communicate with the outside world. It is like when I lost my cell phone for even an hour- a part of me feels like I am lost because I have misplaced my means of communication to people who can either further me in life or be there for me when I most need them.
At the same time though I feel like these sources of communication have a hold on me that I can't seem to shake no matter now independent I want to be from them. I guess it is just the generation we are in - if you're not connected, people tend to not know who you are.