Goodbye Facebook
I’m leaving Facebook. There. I said it.
The past few weeks have shown the evil side of Facebook to me. There are immense privacy issues. I no longer feel that my information is safe on Facebook. I may have nothing to hide, but I want to have more control of my data. Money is priority one. The users aren’t even on the list.
I won’t go into this much more as the issues with Facebook have been talked about everywhere from blogs to Twitter to the floor of the US Senate. Basically, I’m tired of Facebook. I want something new. I’m leaving.
Currently, there aren’t many other places to go. MySpace isn’t an option. I guess I’ll be bouncing around Tumblr, Twitter, and Flickr. Not that I mind using these services. I actually prefer them. Facebook just put them all in one place. For now, I’ll be wandering the desert.
I don’t have a Facebook addiction, but I am finding it difficult to quit. Here is how I am doing it. I will stay off Facebook for three days. This is just to see if I can go without Facebook. On 5/22, three days from now, I will log back into Facebook to backup any photos or data I may have there. I will then deactivate my account. I am approaching the final deletion of my account. In this time, I will mull over the decision of deletion. Maybe Facebook will do a 180 and change their ways (though I doubt it). If I do decide to delete my account, on 6/1, I will log back in for the last time. I’ll say my goodbyes, and click the big delete button (I mean small, craftily hidden delete button). This is it. Facebook will be out of my life.
Am I overreacting? Maybe. I make no illusions, my departure will not hurt Facebook at all. Facebook will keep growing. Others will do as I will. They will attempt to send a message to Facebook. But me? I just want to leave.
