Facebook confessions

Today I have been thinking more than other days why I do what I do.


An example:

I edited my facebook page. I took off all of my favorite musical artists, books, and quotes. This isn’t an abnormal activity for me. Months ago I took off all of my notes which were personal off of facebook. In fact, every single time I go on facebook I am tempted to delete the majority of the “friends” on my friends list because very few of them are actually my friends and many I barely know.

Why do I do these things?

One of the reasons: I don’t want people to have such quick and easy access to my personality and thoughts. I don’t think it is quite right that someone could learn who my favourite band is, or what school I am attending without even saying more than 10 words to me. I would rather someone learn about me in a conversation, over a cup of coffee, while looking into my eyes, as I sit across the table from them, than them look at some goofy pictures of me, look at my favourite bands and books and hear my humorous thoughts every so often.

I want real communication and relationships. I not only have little to no desire to have facebook friends who aren’t my friend, but I don’t want to have fake conversations at Superstore, at university or at church. To be honest, the level of fake awkward conversations at church encourages me to not attend.


I guess what I am trying to simply say is, I don’t want to put forth an image of myself on facebook or in person of a polished 24 year old who wears the right clothes, and has the right friends. I want real life, and real people. They aren’t on facebook.

PS. I may delete you again.