Facebook Suicide

I think I would stand to gain a lot from committing facebook suicide. I currently have a facebook, but not too long ago I deleted my account for a period of time. The reason I deleted my account was because I became disturbed with the idea that my identity was being created by it. People could look through my pictures and make assumptions about me, which really disturbed me. The reason that I reactivated my account was to get in touch with my friend who lives far away, but the reason I kept it was because of something else. Like the author says in the article, it was likely for selfish reasons. A facebook page is essentially a shrine to oneself. I wanted to be able to look at my pictures and have people look at pictures of me. When I reactivated my page I was sucked back into the vanity of facebook. Facebook becomes part of our discourse. We all talk about it and what happened on facebook. It warps our minds and forces us to all talk about the same thing. The photos that we post in some way make the events of our lives important or more real. When someone does try to delete their facebook, it is as easy as signing back in to reactivate it.