I am an old-fashioned person. I love talking on the phone and I could do it for hours, but a lot of people prefer messengers, texts or just memes (are you still following?).
I am registered on two social services, but that is to keep in touch with people who live abroad and have no possibility to call or text because it's too expensive. The other one I keep for connecting with people through chat or to keep up with the events and communities.
Ever since social media got into our lives, things have changed. It's as easy to become a part of somebody's everyday life as to delete, remove, unfollow (is that even a word?) or unfriend them. Some people hold grudges because of somebody erasing them from their lives as if they were best friends for life. Then again there are people who use social media to stalk other people because they don't have a life of their own. I could like every single post and share them with my friends, but what is the point in this? I could share my breakfast and dinner pictures, but what for?
I try to use social media for sharing music and funny things to spread positive vibes and make fun of myself.
The other day I noticed that a friend of mine who I have known for nearly a decade disappeared from my news feed because usually he posts every day something. And then I noticed that I am no longer his "friend". We don't live in the same city and we kept in touch from time to time through the messenger, but I suppose this was a sign that he doesn't need me to be a part of his life anymore.
I mean, what am I supposed to do? It is just a social media provider, who cares, right? To be honest, I felt bad for a moment, but I don't want to take things personally, because we add and remove people all the time, but however, if they are important to us, we have memories and they will always remain in our hearts. I am sure some of you have added and removed, been added and removed by someone important, but since when this has become an issue? Why not pick up the phone and call your friends, relatives, the loved once? For a moment I thought about calling him, but I don't think it's necessary. It was his choice to leave me out of his online life, so if he ever needs me, he can pick up the phone or send me a text. I am not going to be bothered, because I don't want to make a big deal out of it. I just hope that one day I will hear from him, that he's alright and happy.
People make a really big fuzz about social media anyway. You can always connect or disconnect with a person, also reconnect, but the truth is, social media friendship is not real. It's bullshit. Keep the real friendships alive.
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