I find myself becoming increasingly annoyed with Facebook. I've always maintained that Facebook is the highlight reel of people's lives. A friend of mine constantly gauges her success against what she sees on people's Facebook page. They're married, they have kids, they have good jobs. I keep reminding her that people tell you what they want you to hear. Yeah, some people are married with families and jobs. That means they have a lot more things going on in their lives and the more stuff going on in your life, the more room for error. Basically, just because you find yourself in a place different than those people you see on Facebook, it doesn't mean that they're better off. It's not like people gonna post, Jane's husband cheated on her and her son is getting held back a year in school. Oh, and Jane hates her fucking boss and is seriously underpaid.
But that's not even my reason for Facebook annoying me. The newsfeed keeps showing me more and more insight into people's lives and reminding me exactly why some people are JUST Facebook friends. I want to stay in touch with these people for nostalgic purposes. Occasionally, I drive through my old neighborhoods to go down memory lane, but that doesn't mean I want to move back into those shitty apartments. The same goes for some FB friends. The way I see it, people grow apart for various reasons. Lately my Newsfeed has been highlighting some of those reasons.
This doesn't apply to everyone. If you're one of my FB friends reading this post then more than likely it doesn't apply to you (lol).
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