Unfriend? Just hide...

So there's all this talk of "unfriending" on Facebook - reasons to, Jimmy Kimmel declaring an Unfriend Day.

I used to think it was okay to defriend.

But save for a couple "no duh" reason for unfriending (parents, ex's), why would you?

I've hidden those who are Farmville addicts, invite me to EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN, and are Debbie Downers, but from time to time I might check in with them to see what's up.

For the most part, the people who are my Facebook Friends are former & current colleagues, old high school and college friends, classmates, current friends, and professional contacts. I've reconnected with a few people who've been beneficial to my personal growth (I'm talking about you, Syd!). All in all, the people I don't have much, if at all, interaction with aren't doing anything negative by being in my friend list. So I leave them there.

No harm, no foul.

I don't have time to unfriend. I have better and more positive things to do with my time.

And that's my $.02.

Spring Cleaning

I'm tired, but it's worth it.

I had all sorts of energy last night after class, and stayed up to do a little "spring cleaning" in certain areas of my life.

My first order of business was to trim my friend list on Facebook. I defriended. I'm now down to 94 (was at 144).

I got tired of the constant updates from former acquaintances and classmates who were never really friends to begin with. Yeah, I can choose to see "Less About" these people, but why go through the trouble? We've shared our stories. We're caught up. Cool. Fine. I'm over it. Defriend - I like this word. Sounds harsh, but it's just trimming.

Second, I think it's kind of gross when I see people who have 500+ friends. Seriously??? Are you really friends with all of these people? How do you find the time to breathe, blink or sleep? Collectors. It's an ego boost, to be sure, but also a bit pathetic. I value privacy and human connection, not human collection.