I only recently got a FB account, only because my school was having a reunion and it was the best way to get in touch with everyone.
I thought that it would be the beginning of my FB addiction, but it never really eventuated.
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Bora Bora wrote:
It's funny that you mention handwritten letters. For a couple of days I thought about how much do we actually "write" - pen to paper. For the most part, the majority of the world the extent of "hand writing" is signing credit card purchases. It's those that are in school up to uni that still "hand write". Even very little is written in the work place as everyone communicates or works through a computer.
As for my networking, it's not as if the family are a few hours away. The US is a long haul!!! And friends are scattered around in the US, but it's nice to know what they are up to and to send wishes for birthdays, holidays, etc, seeing photos of occasions that I can't attend. Sending anything by post from Dubai is so unreliable and express mail is so expensive.
I know what you mean by loving privacy and quiet time. I'm not a "crowd" person. A crowd to me is more than 6 people. I had a friend today invite me to a breakfast on Thursday. Small party of 20!!! She knows how I am but invited me anyway. She respects my feelings and we agreed to meet up, just the 2 of us.