tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218501462811615367.post1099762281369672886..comments2023-10-29T05:19:59.403-05:00Comments on Mindy Lacefield: vacation from FacebookMindy Lacefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08066249971000994292noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218501462811615367.post-26996977048730268732014-07-21T21:44:45.546-05:002014-07-21T21:44:45.546-05:00I read that book a while back and really loved it,...I read that book a while back and really loved it, even though I'm 60 and have never played a video game. What I'm painfully aware of, even more than the facebook obsession, is all the faces I see glued to their phones instead of their friends and loved ones. Makes me so sad.Hill Country Hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723660054417859671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218501462811615367.post-44251792764037729972014-07-15T20:45:47.122-05:002014-07-15T20:45:47.122-05:00Loved RP1! You should hear Wil Wheaton reading it!...Loved RP1! You should hear Wil Wheaton reading it!Ediehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470776235720058630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218501462811615367.post-82394311786927132892014-07-15T07:57:33.556-05:002014-07-15T07:57:33.556-05:00When I do FB, it's only to see what is going o...When I do FB, it's only to see what is going on in my groups. I rarely glance at my feed. I'm afraid whatever you've been posting there, I never see my friend. I think we do get too lost in staring at our smart phones and missing the world around us. I watch The. Big Bang Theory and there was a scene where everyone but the character, Amy was staring at their phone. She said, "can't you just put down your phones so we can have a normal conversation?" And her boyfriend, Sheldon replies, "Thanks to Steve Jobs, we don't have to." I'd be looking at the owl with you, Mindy. Then I'd take a picture of it with my phone too and post to Instagram. Lynda https://www.blogger.com/profile/14576036058082747551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218501462811615367.post-62165053429910311202014-07-15T07:35:13.713-05:002014-07-15T07:35:13.713-05:00Bravo! Bravo! I could never figure out where peopl...Bravo! Bravo! I could never figure out where people got all the time to be on FB or anything else. I only signed up to keep an eye on my son. Luckily, he has taken the road as me, and doesn't use it much. There are many more interesting things out in the world people are missing. Turning off the internet is like when people used to turn their tv's off for a week. It was amazing what you could get done. Enjoy your journey. I am looking forward to meeting you this Fall at DL!LoriCtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085420413235146806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218501462811615367.post-38992381840140849522014-07-15T06:55:08.370-05:002014-07-15T06:55:08.370-05:00I've heard of this book. I also really know wh...I've heard of this book. I also really know what you mean - it irritates me so much when I go to my daughters sports day or concerts and all you can see in front of you is row upon row of these screens, ipads, phones - all these parents watching through a screen.<br /><br />I did the same as you... kind of, a while back but with a mobile phone. i no longer have one, don't carry one. The shock on peoples faces when they ask for my number and I say I don't have one - like it's inconceivable. I hated people thinking they could contact me at any time of day. Or even worse, having a go at me because I dared (quite often) to forget my phone.<br /><br />My word for this year is 'organisation' and as well as my art and my space it means my time online as well. Trying to cut it down, organise it better.<br /><br />Have fun Mindy - know I mean it in a totally good way when I say "don't rush back!" ;)<br /><br />Carmen x (Long time lurker)Carmen https://www.blogger.com/profile/07968725221313800020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218501462811615367.post-90736248378710423902014-07-14T18:02:18.783-05:002014-07-14T18:02:18.783-05:00This is EXACTLY the mantra I have been chanting la...This is EXACTLY the mantra I have been chanting lately. I am upset by the importance the virtual world has attained in the lives of so many people. You are very wise, and since you serve as a role model for many, I hope others learn from you in this as well. I recently deactivated my account and then came back on after a break. But I am less inclined to be "all in" on facebook these days, and it feels good, frankly. Enjoy the break, and I expect your "predictions" about your time away will come true!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515359557758582980noreply@blogger.com