Social
Networks are fun… at the beginning; and if you take them for what they are: an
immense playground for grown-ups who can pretend to be who they are not and
fool every credulous people they encounter. Being one of these credulous
people, I find it really hard now to handle it.
I think I
encountered every asshole you can find on the net. They are mostly men, but
there are some women too.
I always
lived a much protected life, surrounded by people who, when they said they
cared for me, really meant it. Of course, I met untrustworthy people. I was not
THAT protected. But when you have that person face to face, it's easier to tell
if they are sincere or not. Social Network can't do that.
I had
numerous people (mostly men, I admit it) who swore to me that they were my
friend, and talked to me for a certain time, then completely ignore and even
deleted me. Either because I didn’t give them what they were waiting for, or
because they found somebody more...interesting than me. It hurt me every time. I
should be used to it by now, but I’m not. I still believe that people mean what
they say. How foolish is that?
Then there
are those who need me. For any reason. But they need me. So they talk to me
when they need something, then can go without talking to me at all for some
time. Until they need me again. Oh and don’t forget the women… Most of the
time, they talk to me because they want to know my relation with a certain man.
They are jealous and want him for themselves. When they find out that there’s
nothing between us, they stop talking with me. Not interesting anymore…again.
And I’m
falling for it every time…again. Does that make me pathetic? Yes, definitely.
There’s a
reason why I’m writing all this. It’s therapeutic. No one will read it, but I’ll
feel better anyway. I just want to be strong enough to leave this stupid
Facebook (of course I was talking about Facebook, isn’t it obvious). It used to
be funny, lots of interaction. Now, it’s only promoting, either their books or
their blogs. After a while, you can't find anything more to say beside “great,
congrats,” so you just stop commenting altogether. And you don’t feel like
posting anything either, because, be realistic, no one gives a shit. So why
stay? I’m asking myself this question every day. I didn’t find an answer yet.
If I ever find one, I’ll let you know.
