NO I am not announcing a fast from social media. I'm one of those weird people that believes social media is a good thing. Yes it can be addicting and distracting, but that's why I believe in this: everything in moderation. January seems to be a time when lots of people fast, so I've been thinking about social media fasts lately.
I don't like social media fasts. Here are the reasons why:
1) People that fast from social media often announce their fast from social media on social media. Stop this. This is showy. If people need to contact you, I'm sure they can figure out other outlets of doing so. It's 2014.
2) The reason for most people fasting from social media is usually along the lines of "spending more time with Jesus and reading the Bible". I like this. Don't get me wrong, I like Jesus and I'm glad you're going to be spending more time with Him because He's awesome. But let's be honest, are you actually going to spend the equivalent amount of hours reading your Bible that you usually spend on social media?
3) If you believe social media is so distracting and detrimental, why do you even have it to begin with?
Short and sweet.
au revoir, mes amies
P.S. It's really late and I totally just wrote this whole post with a Southern accent in my head.
