the tyranny of Now
I've 'quit' effbook-- which amounts to deleting the app from my phone, and from my faves on the laptop and preload tabs at work. Now I only navigate to it directly, which amounts to a handful of times a week
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I've never been that close to extended family so sm hasn't really done much for me there. I will say, my 86-year-old grandpa died in his sleep last night (he'd been sick awhile, and refusing to take care of himself for some time) and so I got on for a bit today: my ultra-right-wing-ex-military cousin posted about it, which gave me a chance to connect with him when otherwise I wouldn't have. (Half a mind to wing to the service just to see him interact with my uncle the Democratic city councilman.)
Really, I suspect it does as good or better a job creating contempt in me for people who I don't actually know anymore. I'm suspicious and skeptical of pretty much every way anyone chooses to portray themselves- including myself. But even it's not all equal, some people bear more than their share.
effbook more makes me feel like I'm eavesdropping and then gossiping about people whose posts I guess make me feel like I have permission to do so? More weirdness. What I miss most are the folks who don't post enough as I'd like. I wish I could just drop in on so many people, they'd be weirded out if they knew.
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