Saturday, April 22, 2017

Self Addiction, the Facebook Way

I FINALLY SIGNED UP for Facebook. No big deal, just a blank or three to fill in. But I don't use it, much, and I doubt that I ever will, although I could be wrong. My page is basically blank, and although I've sent out a friend invitation or two, I haven't the motivation to take selfies, post info about my favorite color, or tell women "great pic"! "very pretty"! over, and over...and over again. Too shallow, even for me. I signed on mainly to check out the pages of a person or two of interest to me, including the thirty six year old lady meth addict I tragically fell in love with. (I'm sixty one). American culture is on an orgy of narcissism, the psychology community tells us. We can't stop taking selfies, and self absorbing, living in our own self constructed comfort bubbles of pleasure and self flattery. My lady love can't stop it, and her page clearly reveals an obsession with her own pretty physical appearance. She can't stop taking selfies, lips closed, to hide teeth. Slender as a sexy model, thanks to the meth, and she obviously likes it, does not mind the loss of appetite and explosion of libido. If you look great, and feel great, why not snort powder a few times each day, and miss two consecutive nights of sleep, crash, and catch up later, and show your pretty self to millions of strangers? Facebook is a great way for the insecure to feed their fragile egos. Facebook is a great compliment to the crustal meth amphetamine community. Oh, how lovely we all look, and just look at our pretty houses and cars and high school diplomas! So, maybe I'll never be a Facebook star. Taking pictures of myself and showing them to over a billion strangers does nothing for me. Also, I never liked the idea of voluntarily turning myself into a commodity to be bought, sold, and used for profit by huge corporations, which is what all Facebook members are doing, no mater how much they wish to think of themselves as "customers" receiving a service. You wonder just how many of the most ardent Facebook users are certifiable narcissists, or crystal meth users.

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