Hmmm.... I spent my years on Façadebook just like everyone else. I quit years ago because it left me feeling unfulfilled and frustrated. I am not the kind of person who enjoys superficial friviality. My joys are deep and my sorrows are deep. Facebook was not a good fit for me!

While superficial.... as a former user(abuser?) I can recognize people's addiction to social media as at least *some* desire for relationship. Even if incredibly superficial, engaging in it seems to imply a desire for connection. In other words.... at least it's the right idea and my heart wants to give people credit for that.

My hope is, even someone with a tiny amount of emotional sensitivity can eventually be honest with themself that Facebook fails to give us what we really need and long for. If they adapt in a healthier direction, that will be wisdom gained.

I see automobiles as much more subtle. Much more enabling toward self-isolation and relationship aversion. Possibly because there is still a little stigma associated with social media shut-ins, yet NO stigma associated with abuse of automobiles (in the relational sense).

In fact.... there's rather a stigma if you *don't* own an auto wouldn't you agree? Ever gotten a dirty look or been treated like a space cadet because you choose to bike instead of drive? There is TONS of stigma for driving in a way that is respectful of others. At or below the speed limit? Actually stopping at the stop signs? Give bikes or pedestrians the right of way?.... I get tailgated, honked at, stink eyed and flipped off all the time for doing those things.

Prevailing attitudes are (and what I used to believe and practice years ago) that as a 'Merican, your auto and the roads are for you and your needs and your pleasures, damn everyone else. If you act contrary to this, there is stigma against you. This is what I mean.... far more subtle, the social pressure to be Pro-auto makes it far more cammoflaged a trap.

Believe me, it's a hard sell to convince anyone that their car is a primary factor in why their lives suck. Lots of people know their life sucks, but haven't a clue why. I only try to share my experiences with people I love because I know how lonely and frustrating it is to have a life that sucks.