I’m not on Facebook. I used to be, but it stopped adding value. So I quit. And I don’t regret it at all.
I also don’t have cable for my TV. I have a TV, a big one, but I don’t have “TV” the way that most people think of it—cable, with programming and live sports, etc. Why don’t I have cable? For the same reason I don’t have Facebook: it stopped adding value. Or, at least, value sufficient to justify its cost.
So, I guess what I’m getting at is this: If “I’m not on Facebook” is the new “I don’t have a TV,” it’s because both are acknowledgements that having the option to do something doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to do it. Just because “everyone” is on Facebook, or watches cable TV, doesn’t mean you should.
I totally agree. And have neither a Facebook account nor a television.