Why I unfollowed half of my friends list, and why I recommend for everyone

You learn a lot about someone in times of stress and sorrow. Typically, I think, a person's true self comes out when they are faced with a situation that they don't know how to deal with.

Unfortunately for us all, nobody really knows how to deal with this virus. So, when you couple that with an incredibly polarized society (like we have right now), you end up with some very strong opinions coming from people that maybe shouldn't have them. Worst of all, you give people an open forum to preach (like Facebook), and you end up with the worst possible version of society.

If you look at your Facebook, I am sure you are bound to find a cesspool of "information" about Covid-19; the problem is (at least for me) is that the vast majority of it is bullshit. Maybe it is just the "friends" I have on there or the area I am in (or both), but my feed had become overrun with fake information, outright lies, crackpot doctors, and conspiracy theorists. This was all due to the fact that all the real doctors and scientists didn't make these people feel better with real facts so they had to find someone/anyone that would agree with them. Makes sense right?

Now, I can't imagine anyone claiming that Facebook is a platform full of good-faith arguments and irrefutable fact, but this virus, and the conspiracies that accompany it, has made everyone crazier than before. So, if you are like me, and are over the non-stop conspiracy theories that can be discredited in 30 seconds, I highly advise you to do what I did: clean up that feed by any means possible.

I considered just unfriending a lot of people, and ultimately, I may do just that. But, the sad part is that a lot of these people have importance in my life be it family, friends, co-workers, etc. More importantly, I know many of them love keeping up with pictures of my daughter, and I may want to see things from them when this is all over. Unfriending them requires that contact to be broken (plus they would know which could hurt some feelings). What to do?

Enter the "unfollow" button.

Unfollow has been my best friend lately and for good reason. I don't have to see any of the shit these people post, but I also don't have to break total contact. It has been amazing! I must say that unfollowing people has made my feed look sane and clean as well as making me less angry and stressed about the craziness all around me. Win and win.

If you have gotten annoyed or downright angry with people on your feed, my advice is this: get rid of them. I can honestly say that I have unfollowed almost half of my Facebook friends, and I really don't miss a single one of their posts these days. Save your sanity my friends; unfollow all of the nonsense.

P.S. If anyone is curious as to whether I unfollowed them for any reason, I will give you this one hint. If you have shared anything on Facebook that says any of the following, you have been unfollowed:

1) Covid-19 is a hoax,

2) The government is trying to control us,

3) Democrats are exaggerating the virus to win the election,

4) Bill Gates and/or Dr. Fauci are part of a government conspiracy,

5) Trump was appointed by God,

6) Anything disparaging Dr. Rachel Levine's gender,

7) Other miscellaneous nonsense.