I opened a Facebook account nearly eleven years ago. I was reluctant at first but, like a bad fungus, it grew on me and it soon connected me with family, internet friends, Camino friends, ex-coworkers, and high school classmates around the world. But over the past three years or so I have visited Facebook less and less.
I just found less and less interesting things on Facebook and more drivel and propaganda. Facebook mismanagement of people's information didn't help. I started to wonder if I should walk away.
I'd been thinking about quitting Facebook for awhile. On the Camino, Facebook was how we kept in touch. On the Appalachian Trail (AT) Facebook was never mentioned. The AT hikers ran away from Facebook and followed each other's Instagram instead. Kind of ironic since Instagram is owned by Facebook.
Lately, the only reason I go to Facebook is to check out the memories page to see what I posted years in the past. In a way Facebook kept me from moving on.
So I've made a decision. I will be deleting my Facebook account on the second of February - eleven years after I opened the account.
For those who still want to keep in touch, there are a couple of options. You can visit Homer's Travels directly to see what I've been doing. I have added a link in the sidebar that allows you to sign up for email updates when I post. The second way is to follow me on Twitter (@homerstravels).
Yes, I'm still on some social media. I have come to prefer Twitter over Facebook. Twitter seems less cluttered with junk and they have decided not to take Political campaign money ... a plus in my book.
P.S. Happy Birthday Gv!
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