I honestly had no idea what to give up for this Lent, so I gave up Twitter. Was I addicted to Twitter? Slightly.
I did have a bad habit of tweeting passive-aggressively, which ultimately had the potentially to bite me back in the ass (I found out some of my friends read my Twitter posts...therefore it's not wise to passive-aggressively tweet about them anymore..bummer). I also had the tendency to tweet everyday, but I'm in no way an addict. I just thought it would be good to give up something that was highly unnecessary for a few weeks. Also, since I had lightened off Facebook for a while, I figured staying away from social media wouldn't hurt me that much.
The result: I now go on Facebook more often, I want to start passive-aggressive BLOGGING, and I now have an incredible urge to tweet every time someone does something to piss me off.
So has giving up Twitter accomplished anything in my life. I would have to say that it really has not. Besides, making me really anxious to go back and check the number of followers I have and to tweet random updates about my day, my "Twitter fast" hasn't really done much. I guess next time I should give up something more meaningful... Like sweets. But, I'll admit this: I am a weak person. I just couldn't do that for so long (Granted, I did stop eating Wheat Thins throughout this Lenten season - one of my most favorite snacks).
This also brings up an interesting issue with my generation: Our extreme attachment to online social networking. For some reason, it is incredibly important for us to know what people are doing, even if we haven't seen them in years. It is equally important for us to let everyone else in the world know what we are up to and what we think. I have a blog because I have a mind, and I want you to see it. I also, would love to express my frustrations and crushed dreams.
"I am so pissed at Jessica, but I can't tweet about it. It's not like I can just, you know...confront her face-to-face and potentially resolve a conflict. That'd be too rational. FML."
Maybe if I had also given up all online social networking, this Lenten season would have had a bigger impact on me, and I would have realized more about myself, and how I don't need the world of online interactions.... However, I do have an iPhone...and I do keep contact with most of my friends through games like Words with Friends and Draw Something which require the internet... Would I have to shun my phone, too? And what about Blogger? Is blogging as bad as Facebook or Twitter? #millennialproblems
Yes, even though I'm not on Twitter, I find myself using hashtags...
