Seems odd right? You may have clicked a link on Facebook to read this article and it is likely I shared it there. The reality is Facebook (fb) has become a powerful tool. A large number of people site fb as their main source of news and during times of growing mistrust of mainstream media, it has become a tool to get real-time information delivered to your hand held device almost instantaneously. Facebook and social media in general has the power to bring people together and the power to tear them apart, as we have seen most recently in the ongoing Covid Mandate Debate.
So why do I suggest deleting facebook? This is a question I’ve contemplated many times over. I have done tech detoxes, deleted the app from my phone and enabled time restrictions to prevent overuse –and yet, I still feel the overwhelming hold this app has on me. Each time I contemplate deletion, I compile a running list of pros and cons. The list usually goes something like this:
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