Elsien's Traveblogue
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
While there is a part of my life that is, most of it is not about Brexit, gun control, Trump, NHS, SNCF strikes, refugees, Europe, Syria or Geert Wilders. While I will always try and stand up for what I think is right, fair, moral, I don't want politics constantly in my face, especially not if it's people repeating something they've read somewhere, quoting someone, often out of context.
For politics, society, I'm much happier to read the original articles, from journalists or politicians or even 'experts' left, right and centre. I can then form my own opinion. I'm happy to go on Twitter. It's a platform ready-made for politics and politicians, but to keep in touch with my friends I want something more personal, preferably something not punctuated by adverts or promotions. I don't need to know what petitions my friends have signed, or get the links to what makes them angry. I'm angry too, but I don't see many of you very often, so I'd rather read about your life, your kids, your holidays, your moods. I'll happily look at pictures of your food, I'll put up with pics of your cats and dogs (some are quite cute)... but please, spare me the re-posts of animal rights issues, dogs that need a home or ill-treated cats. Yes, it's awful, but would you come for dinner at my house (please do - I love cooking for friends! Montpellier is lovely!) and entertain me with that when I want to know where you are going this summer? Or how your extension is doing? Or want to see pictures of your sister's wedding, or your grand-daughter?
Yes, I also have concerns about the NHS, not keen on Johnson, Farage, Trump, Melenchon, May, doubts about Corbyn and don't get me started on Brexit. ... but re-posts, many one-sided, quite a few inaccurate or out of date (see Snopes a lot of the time) aren't going to make me feel better - unless they are extremely funny, I'll look at Jonathan Pie, but I can find him myself. I really cannot cope with motivational posts and I cannot see the point of most quizzes, unless it's clickbait for harvesters.
I don't even blame Zuckerman. I think most of us users have turned Facebook into the monster it has become. Including myself!
Finished though, I've had enough. This is my blog, first post after a very long time will be about visiting Bury St Edmunds, being a grandmother, parenthood, being the mother of an amazing chef, and trying to be an art-historian myself. Maybe even some thoughts about death and old age. Can't post many pictures as I've just got a fairly simple tablet and a borrowed smartphone, but I'll see what I can do!
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