Social Networking

So for the first time in over a year, I've been tempted back to Facebook. I went to go get lunch with a friend, and she told me to add her, that she sent me a friend request. So I went, logged, added her along with a few more, but then decided to actually start using my profile.

I updated my interests, tastes, and photos and then sent a few messages to people I haven't spoken to in a while. Now, I've been doing this everyday, like I have to know what's going on with everyone's life, and with this I feel an undying guilt. Am I so selfish or noisy that I need to tell people how I'm feeling or what I'm doing at that exact moment?

And now it's bothering me. I've become addicted. It's very pleasant to be able to communicate with someone I haven't seen in months, or due to poor handling of phones in the past, being able to find out about them after losing their numbers. But as soon as I log on, I see people who want to be my friends who I haven't talked to in ages and really wouldn't want to talk to. But like an idiot, I add them anyways, just because I know them. They don't send me a message, and neither do I. We both just become an other number in our tally of friends, just like adding an inch in a dick measuring contest.

So, should I feel guilt? There are these elements that sincerely bother me, but the fact that I can stay in communication with those I actually care about helps. As much as I love actual human contact, it looks like I should at least keep up with the times and use the internet to keep in touch. It's a small sacrifice that requires no more effort than moving my mouse across a mouse pad. I think I can do this without the guilt.

I would like to end this post by needlessly plugging my Facebook profile, so those who haven't found me can add me.