Facebook-less Living...Niiiiiice

"OMG you're not on Facebook? Well I'll just Tweet you then."
I get into a conversation like this about 4 times a week. And no, I'm not on either.
You can't Facebook me, can't see my Twitter Tweets, and good luck on finding my MySpace...
do ppl still use MySpace?
All my wurms from way back know about my blog basically saying fuck Facebook. I must say I did contradict that by signing back on again. My intentions were to use Facebook for my business,my show,and my blog (of course!).
But then the need returned. THE NEED.
That's right, it had gotten to the point where I HAD to Facebook again. Where every run-in with an old friend ended with "Just Facebook me...I'm on Twitter too!" Where every other or funny situation instantly became a "great Facebook status." Where I had over 800 friends when I can name no more than 20 I truly consider my ppl.
My pictures were mostly those of me at shows or parties, I don't live that life daily.
Honestly I like being in my apartment with my boyfriend or chilling lakeside with a few friends talkin shit. Facebook had started taking on a perspective of me that made me tired. Not to mention a daily reminder that my ex is still alive. BOOOOOO lol.
I'd forget to poke someone back, or read a note, or check my invites, or check my inbox, accept or decline an opportunity to grow a garden, sell drugs in NY, or be in a fake sorority...sounds funny, but alot of people started rating their level of friendship on these factors.
NOT TO MENTION THE DRAMA.
Every week I'm seeing someone close to me (and @ one time, myself) really get into it with someone else via messages or public statuses. It takes 2; the person to say the comment, and the other to say sumtin back. People are waaaaay too affected by words. Typed words.
Facebook takes away the personal contact. People say shit on there that they never would face to face. Some create images of lifestyles they don't live. And that's fucked up!
"Social Networking" is a bit vague if you ask me. Nevertheless I don't knock it, many ppl really do use it just for business, or recreation. But way too many try to fulfill the image created on this site, and others or use it as a tool to argue, flex muscle of the mouth, or just be a whiny sensitive little bitch! (Cmon, everyone's been a WSLB at least once or twice). Not to mention grown ass parents, grandparents, aunts and shit got more non-business-related issues on FB than their kids. But that's cool, right? Grow the fuck up.
So please excuse my absence from FB. This isn't to discourage anyone from using it, just re-evaluate how you use it if you find yourself constantly in the middle of drama, or simply doin too much! Use it to really connect to people, cuz we're slowly taking away the strong connection of really being with another person. I fear that one day everyone's memories will be something they saw on FB, or a Tweet they caught at lunch. I don't fear technology,just its effects.
So use the rest of this summer to really lilnk up with your friends. And if you're out of state, USE THE PHONE.
And if you find yourself within the beef that is a FB argument, remember this. ANY idiot can type a bunch of insulting words, but only the TRUE IDIOT will take those words to heart, and get offended. Whatever happened to sticks and stones?
Peace.