Broaden your circle of friends to include people who interact with more authenticity? I went down my Facebook news feed and these are the kinds of things shared by friends and commented on by friends:
I drank Dieter's Tea. Don't EVER EVER drink Dieter's Tea.
Go Steelers!
My pet died and I've finally decided to try an antidepressant.
For three days I'm doing an "honesty experiment" . . .
Here's a box I painted and it's for sale on eBay.
I have a migraine.
Check out this article (politics, philosophy, time travel . . .)
You won't believe what I overheard on the bus.
My son's friend has cancer with 8 months to live (prayer request).
Does anyone invest in organic food?
Quotes from Maya Angelou, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, etc.
Please take political action on this environmental issue, or this one, or this one.
I got two out of four items done on my to-do list.
Check out this artist, and this one, and this one.
I'm working on my novel!
Sharing this music youtube with you, enjoy.
Zumba!
Humor, humor links, and more humor, e.g., "[Name] is cle’a]ni.ng hi’s ke]yb29oa;rd"
I see Facebook as educational and caring.
There are definitely both pro's and con's to sites like these, which is why I tend to be somewhat active on those sites.- friends and aquaintances in art school posting about their highbrow compositions and poetry are a bit too artsy for me, but it takes all types. One usually posts beautiful photos, I always enjoy those.
- now overweight weird ex lover makes me wonder wtf I was attrackted to back then.
- former class mates now with cool jobs posting about their work related trips around the world make me feel like I should have done better professionally. Then again, I am a freelancer and my own boss and therefor way cooler than any cool employer could ever be, right? Righ?
- New couples in love with joined profile pics are cute as long as they don't overdo it.
- comments on how great/cute/funny some stupid mainstream stuff is turns me into an arrogant smug elistist
- cryptic posts by that pretentious philosophy doctorate who usually posts some deep sounding self made koan always make me wonder what he's smoking
- the almost daily Repost This If You Love The Lord posts by my former host mum from the US makes me cringe everytime. But I only send christmas greetings and best wishes when she posts about a family situation, otherwise we don't communicate.
- Seeing my ex flirt with his new flame who lives on the other side of the great pond gives me mixed feelings.
- Former room mate now successful freelance journalist blogs about his new life as a foreign student in Jerusalem and his views on politics. Sounds interesting, but believe me it isn't. Really. He's a great guy, but his writing is mediocre and self congratulatory.
- Humorous posts and funny or interesting youtube videos are always welcome
- I might never have found out some people got married or had children if it wasn't for FB, that's cool. Reminds you how fast time passes.
- Posts my pages I "liked" remind me of things I like in life. Hey right, I like that writer, series, place, thing, etc...nice to be reminded!
Exactly.I don't have facebook active anymore, but I'd have to agree that it plays into my sense of vanity a bit. Not that I'm envious, but in the sense of self-criticism. I don't want to even think about my appearance, but I somehow feel urged to on places like that.. and it's depressing. Not really my scene, I guess. I don't want to "peacock", yet I'm also well aware that I couldn't even if I tried. Same goes for career/status/what have you. I'm just sort of out of it, and not exactly picwhore material to boot. When you're made aware of it, it's depressing. I'd rather go back to my own world where none of it matters.
Exactly, everyone's posting pictures when they're having fun, looking hot, doing interesting things, being in interesting places. Everyone's creating an ideal desirable self.
Seems like if you're lamenting others' success because you're not having any of your own, it's your own pitiful existence that's making you sad. Facebook just helps you realize it, I suppose? Don't kill the messenger.
Eh, I assume everyone on FB embellishes their accomplishments a lot. So I dont see a reason to get jealous.