Maybe I just don’t get it, but I think social network websites like Facebook are just a huge waste of time. I can’t fit everything I want to do in my life now! I certainly don’t have time to relive my high school or college years. Not that they are worth reliving! Twitter? Different, but also a huge waste of time.
They remind me of instant messaging. When AIM first came out for non-AOL users I wasted a LOT of time IM’ing. Yes, there were some benefits; a quick question-answer to a friend or family member, but overall IM was, for me, a huge time suck. After a few months I uninstalled all IM apps from my computer. Oh sure, I suffered a few days of withdrawal symptoms, but overall what a relief to get my time and privacy back! Fortunately I haven’t gotten hooked on LinkedIn, Facebook, Reunion, Plaxo, ad infinitum naseum.
I had a great interaction a few weeks ago. A friend sent a “friend invitation” for yet another social network. I wrote to let her know not to take it personally, but I wasn’t signing up for anymore of those things. She e-mailed back and said, she hadn’t really wanted to sign up either, she just responded to another friend’s invitation, and clicked next, next, until she’d ended up inviting and adding people to her network that weren’t even friends. Makes me think social networks are just the new chain letter.
anything can be a time suck. for me, blogging is. i won’t give it up, but really, i should be reading lit, not blogs. but i like blogs, so i read them. i email my friends and family via facebook instead of gmail. no diff than wtih gmail. the real time suck for me is my inability to focus period.
or just hugging the critters. so many things are time suckers for one, but not another. some people don’t read. i don’t get them, bu tthey hate it. okay. soduko? for me? waste of time. for others? life force.
i will tell you what is the biggest suckety suck suck time waster for me is. scraping the house to paint it. rather suck glass shards. haaaaate it.
waaaah.
time for another trip to the mts
I agree that anything can be a waste of time. I guess the question is not SHOULD I be reading lit or kissing Bonnie’s soft head? But am I doing something I value or am I just avoiding something that does have value for me? …like sleep, for instance? Nuh-night. : )