Sunday, February 17, 2013

Why do I hate Facebook?

I'm not sure why I hated Facebook so much I closed my account.  Maybe because it's a big time suck, devouring hours like m&m's.  Or maybe it's because I see mostly childish--ok, let's be fair: juvenile--posts from people I don't remember ever knowing. (Company pages have freebies, contests, etc., which are the exceptions.) Where do people find the time to waste on Facebook!?  I truly don't understand the fanatical loyalty many of my students seem to have to this social medium.  Don't they know that they need to prepare for the hard reality of the adult world and should be putting every minute they have into studies, internships, volunteeering with local nonprofits, and meaningful extra-curricular activities?