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Iceni Columnist Mark King
The Diary of a Norfolk Family By Mark King
I must admit I am on Facebook more than I should be.
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I must be wasting at least two to three hours a day of my life scrolling through what is basically the same old thing. The vast majority of information is not actual posts by friends, or vague acquaintances, but a torrent Above: Mark King of cleverly disguised advertisements. Then there are the posts that suddenly appear five days after the event. I had one pop up from Norwich City FC to say they have just taken the lead. This was on Wednesday morning for Norwich’s second goal against Rotherham who they played the previous Saturday, even though just the night before they had beaten Birmingham City 1:0 at home!
Then I find most posts that people actually put on their Facebook feed are just reposts of quotes. The type that involves being looked after by angels, or about becoming a stronger person the more you are stabbed in the back. There are plenty of quotes with pictures of cute puppies and kittens, and occasionally one with some old lion who is battered and worn with words of encouragement scrolled above it.
So, why am I wasting so much time on this? The answer is, I just don’t now. I tried having a Facebook free day every Wednesday. I lasted one week. The second Wednesday I was on it for half an hour first thing in the morning before I remembered that I was supposed to be having a Facebook free day.
So, if I’m addicted to it, should I worry about my children and Facebook? Well, it seems not. The kids spend as much time on their phones as I do, but both of them have never used Facebook, In fact, none of their friends have ever used Facebook, and it seems most under eighteen-year-olds think Facebook is dull, and only any good for us oldies! Instagram used to be their thing, but now it’s TikTok.
I think it is Facebook that should be worried, because just like the Church of England as it congregation dies off, without the youngsters to take their place, then its power will fade, and in the brutal world of business, that can very quick indeed.
