Why _I_ Don't Use Facebook

Lots of people have given lots of reasons why they don't use Facebook. Here's why I don't use Facebook:

I like my privacy and anonymity. People don't need to know what I'm up to every minute of the day. In fact, I really don't want anyone knowing anything about what I'm doing. Status updates are baffling to me. Do people actually even CARE what someone else is doing or feeling at any particular moment in time? And if they DO care, why would YOU care to let them know this? It's all pretty creepy to me.

I am not into casual friendships. I have a relatively limited circle of people I am very close with. Beyond this circle, I suppose I'm pleased to make your acquaintance, but we are not going to be pals. There is a growing group of people from my past who I have fallen out of touch with. We haven't fallen out of touch due to laziness, it's more diabolical than that. I don't WANT to stay in touch with every single person I've ever called a friend. The fact is, we just weren't that good of friends to begin with.

I don't have time. Typing this list is already eating into time that could better be spent doing something else. Why would I spend any more time updating perfect strangers on how I'm feeling at the moment, communicating with people I used to sit next to at work, or looking at pictures of people I haven't seen in-person in years?

Finally, I just don't like people that much. My close friends and relatives are precious to me. These people are about the only thing that makes life worth living. Beyond this, and for what it's worth, if you aren't one of those people, I wish you good luck, and I hope you're having a good life, but that's where it ends.

Think of me as the person you're searching for on Facebook, but can't find. I'm the old friend who never returns phone calls. I'm the former co-worker who you used to go to lunch with every day. We used to spend a lot of time together. Then things changed. Now, your life is an open book for all to read, and you wonder what I'm up to. I'll tell you. I just did my dishes, I'm drinking a cup of coffee, I just wasted ten minutes typing this list, and I'm wondering when I'll be able to start the garden this year. It's been nice knowing you. Goodbye.