It was about a year ago when I first heard about facebook. I had little or no knowledge of what it actually. To me, it was, at the time, unexplored territory. As soon as I got home that day, I immediately visited FB and created my account.
Within a week I was spending 5 to 6 hours a day on it, uploading photos, commenting on other people's photos, browsing groups...the whole nine yards. By the end of my first month, I was spending a minimum of 10 hours a day "facebooking", which, needless to say, took a toll on both my academics and my social life.
This continued for quite a while, until my finals crept slowly from the distance. Now however, I spend not more than 2 hours a day on the site. What changed? Am I slowly getting bored? Is facebook outgrown like online games? I don't know. But the more important question on my mind is: Why is it so hard to stay away from it once you start? In other words: what keeps people coming back to it?
About Me
- Khalid
- Here are the basics: I'm Egyptian, living in Alexandria. Most people around here label me as a liberal, nevertheless I live in Egypt. A country whose occupants are beyond conservative. In fact, conservative would not even begin to describe people's attitudes when it comes to any subject of debate. I don't like change, but I'm not afraid to try something new. Adventure has never been my thing, but a push or two from friends can get me into some pretty sticky situations. Part of why I made this blog was the fact that I have a lot to say, but no one to say it to. Around here, debate is generally frowned-upon, so I find myself frustrated because I have certain opinions, and no one to hear me out. I think that about sums up my life, and why I'm typing this. If you actually took the time to read this, I appreciate it. Khalid
4 comments:
Hey!
I'm addicted to it too, and I have no idea why it is so, maybe because you have all your friends there, and..who is not addicted to his/her friends?
I don't think it takes away your social life, it just, changes it, cause want it or not, you are socializing in it now, instead of outdoors, but sometimes at 2 Am there is no way to be socializing outdoors, and so, you log in to FB.
There is a widget from facebook that you can add to your blog actually, you can steal it from my blog if you want ;)
Khalid, I am glad to see you blogging. It is very interesting to get your thoughts out where others can see them, especially when they are a little different from the thoughts of those around you. Keep it up!
Jonathan Bert
The Extreme Moderate
Facebook has corrupted many people, I think it's just because all you're friends are online, and you want to spend more time with them and so on.
Well anyway, glad to hear that you've become less addicted to it, I had to delete mine during my exams, too distracting :]
thanks for the replies guys :) and I'll be sure to steal that widget, solitarius. I also added some application called Flog, or something.
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