facebook addicts

there are so many online addicts out there... facebook addicts... twitter addicts... cell phone addicts... communication addicts... yes, so many faceless communication addicts and that is the concern for me, faceless... it is so easy to type words... and too many people use the typing to avoid eye contact, to avoid human contact... sitting in a room full of people with their noses in their computers or cell phones is so sad for me... why not go be with the people you are texting, or be with the people in the room... sure, sometimes it's just keeping in touch with a loved one in this money-driven life where working away from loved ones more than half our waking ours is the norm... but so often these days it is just avoiding the human contact right in front of our noses... sitting across from someone in a restaurant texting someone not there instead of talking... it is so sad...

facebook is just as sad... so many people scribbling notes on the wall... like graffitti, faceless strangers repeating the same words, the same memes, the same complaints, the same hopes and wishes... all the self-important people announcing the news of the world over and over as if nobody knows, as if people are not addicted to the news media enough as it is... all the people telling the world about their lives, details they don't even share with the people they live with, because it's easier to post words on the wall than to share face to face... that is why i don't spend much time on facebook, beyond the depressing news, it is addictive... it is too easy to feel self-important posting words to strangers rather than use the little time we have between working and sleeping to look into someone's eyes and share face-to-face meaningful dialogue or more with another human being...

there is a purpose for social community sites, but it should not be a daily addiction or a replacement for physical world sharing... so this is why you won't see me there often... just my choice... no offense intended to anyone looking for me there...

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