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Self-Reliance_Day_1 

"The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of 
reality promised by another." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
	
What is something you have or are pursuing, that other people 
say is worthwhile, but you haven't found valuable? Do you 
continue to pursue it based on the promises of others?

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Something I have or are pursuing that other people say is 
worthwhile...Twitter/Facebook/social media in general.  I 
still have accounts, but have not logged in for quite some 
time.  I am on the fence.  Part of me fears losing connection 
with people.  That is probably the main reason why I have not 
shut down the accounts yet.  Then again, I don't even connect 
with people that way so why should I even keep the account 
open?   Even when the accounts were created, I was suspicious 
of the networks and the data harvesting so I was never fully 
on board as a participant.

There are some sosyal mediaz communities that I am interested 
in, but even with them, I only check them once in a blue 
moon.  They discuss topics that interest me, but I hardly 
ever participate.  But there is a part of me that thinks 
"what if I need to access some of the information there."  
The information there can probably be found elsewhere.  Or if 
I need to, I can probably create a new account or whatever.

I think I preferred how things were before, where there were 
community forums about stuff.  Well, there is still that, but 
sometimes it is a challenge to find those places.  The forums 
these days are quite different, for the most parts.  The ones 
that I still frequent have been around for a long time, like 
Mobileread or OESF, but even with them, the community changes 
so much.  

There is SDF and other smaller communities/pubnix's, but 
sometimes it seems like not much is going on or at least not 
much going on that I can participate in.

Then there is the other way of looking at this.  My pursuit 
in getting rid of social media.  Is it worthwhile?  Yes.  Is 
it valuable?  i think so.  What value do I get from getting 
rid of it?  Freedom, more privacy, peace of mind, ability to 
spend time on other pursuits, etc.  What are the consequences 
of getting rid of it?  Disconnection, missing out (on what?), 
missing out on who died, kinda sad...I think the most I ever 
got from my limited exposure to social media is the news of 
people dying or committing suicide from my past.

OK, I'm done.
	

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