53 - Coming out of the Social Media

I have deleted my Facebook account.  Of course, the catalyst was the knowledge that Facebook data has been compromised and my data might be lying anywhere from Chechnya to Chinchpokli!!  I am not sure what they can do with my data as I was not using the account to post anything.  Well, maybe about 10 odd posts from the time I had opened the account!!  I was only logging in when I will get a mail from Facebook that someone had messaged me.  Or if someone wanted me to like their post.  Or if someone wished me on my birthday.  With closure of my Facebook account, anyone wanting to wish me would have to actually call me.  Else they can keep their wishes to themselves!!

I am amazed that there are lots of people out there whose life only revolves around how many “likes” they get on their posts.  These people don’t have any other life and most will get into some kind of depression if they don’t get sufficient “likes”.  If you are eating out, concentrate on the eating, rather than taking a picture of what you are eating and sharing as a post.  Your phone might fall on the food, thereby damaging it, the food might get cold and stale or your reputation would have fallen one notch down in the eyes of the people in your neighboring tables. 

I have deleted my LinkedIn account too.  I was only getting requests for connections and birthday wishes.  Majority of the connections I used to ignore and delete.  When I deleted the Facebook account, I deleted this also.  Both the vendors took 2 weeks to delete my account. 

Now I am left with WhatsApp only as my social media connection.  I think I will keep this as I get lot of interesting videos and jokes through my 4 groups that I am a member of.   Yes, you heard it right, only “4” groups!!  I have removed myself from all other groups.  Also, I delete all the messages at the end of the day or the next day.  That way, my phone is also cleared from all the clutter taking up the phone space.  Earlier I used to forward interesting videos to many contacts in my group.  Later I found that I start getting more videos, but not to my taste, from these contacts!  Now I forward messages to selected (not more than 3-4) people from my contact only. 

I have never joined Twitter, Instagram or any other such social media sites.  You have your own life that you are enjoying.  Why talk about it to others and get them jealous 😊 or why do you want to know about their daily life?  If it is that important, they will call and tell you.  Or if something great has happened or about to happen in your life, you will call them and share it with them.  Till such time, just enjoy your life without thinking about anything else. 

My advice will be to quit all the social media.  Inculcate a hobby with all the free time that you will have without having to constantly check for new posts or liking other posts.  Call and speak to real people rather than “talking” with typed statements.

Cheers!!

Today’s Daffy Definition

Brat – Someone in his pest behavior!!