I’m beginning to see why so many people have either chosen not to have an account or close it on Facebook, or any of the other platforms where many gather to socialize. In part, I think the crux of the matter is that your friends list ends up being an odd assortment of family, friends, acquaintances, and friends of friends, many of whom are downright strangers.

We’ve generally accepted that most real world communities are also mixed so the idea is it should work the same way.

I’m not so sure it’s the same for the simple reason in a real world community there are expected boundaries and limited interaction.

If you’ve ever gotten together with even a small handful of your family or friends you may have discovered that the only thing some have in common is their relationship with you. That leaves plenty of room for differences, even enough to cause friction.

Additionally, there is the simple fact that we are all multifaceted and often relate with different facets to different people. That alone results in a sensation of having multiple personality disorder if we try to relate to those people at the same time.

Anything we share on social media has the potential to offend others, even for having a different opinion, belief, or viewpoint. When others express their differences sometimes it precipitates a tempest in a teacup and you get to watch your friends abuse each other.

I finally got tired of feeling like I had to at least explain myself, if not argue over something which, after all is said and done, will result in hurt feelings and being un-friended.

When something either becomes annoying, frustrating, upsetting, or a sheer waste of time, then it’s time to look for the exit and not look back.