Dear Facebook

I think its scary that in the past few years we have all so quickly adapted to this artificial simulation of reality. The Big Brother eye has entered or homes, we carry it around in our pocket, we sleep with it next to our beds. We volunteer personal information not just to our “friends” but to the powers above. This is a form of control. We start to view each other based upon the image presented through our “profile” our “status”, is this really us? No it is an edited version of ourselves put forth before the pixilated court room. We are not just a statistic. People sit in bars, buses, cafes, parks hooked on their screens rather than actually talking to each other. Getting positive feedback in the form of a “like” releases a hit of dopamine as we feel validated and acknowledged, but does this actually compare to a deeper feeling of connectedness? It becomes addictive, how much time is spent scrolling through the news feed? How about spending time seeing peoples faces rather than screens? How about hearing people’s news through spoken words? There are positive aspects like seeing the faces of those we love and sharing creative work and news but there are other ways. Hope to see you soon in the real world.