5 Stages of (Virtual) Social Disconnection
Hello friends,
You have probably NOT noticed that I was gone from Facebook the whole entire last week. Until I made an announcement earlier this week of course.
Anyways story goes- Facebook said that I was using an 'invalid' name. Meaning that it had to either be a 'real' name or the name that my 'friends' called me. And to illustrate what I've been through the past week here's what I went through.
1. Denial.
Nicha James is as real a name is going to get. Excuse me I'm yellow and could not have inherited a white surname. It's not like my name is Nicha Wiggity Boom Boom. There are a whole bunch of people like that on the internet, get rid of them first before getting rid of me?
2. Anger.
I was such a super star facebook user that they should be PAYING ME instead of KICKING ME OUT OF THE NETWORK.
Here are my four main arguments for Nicha James: I...
3. Bargaining.
Instagram is a social media too. Facebook was beginning to no longer be providing me with relevant content anyways. Might as well just be looking at super fit VS models, Kendall Jenner or bunny pictures on instagram instead. I'll be fine without it.
4. Depression. (+Anger again)
OHMYGOSH. Do you have any idea how many APPS are LINKED to FACEBOOK because YOU SIGNED UP VIA FACEBOOK?! Now you can't use anything.
5. Acceptance.
I have 800 friends all over and what would I do disconnected? (Nobody in our generation keeps in touch by emails anymore? I realized) I wouldn't have been able to reconnect with my childhood friends that were once separated by oceans for years! Just thinking about what everybody else is doing in their lives make me miss them so much. I couldn't wait get to get back on the social network.
Sacrificing my pride was not easy. But I tried entering a new name for myself- still protecting my real identity And the new name goes- Nicha La. Not as cool and definitely more chinese than what i'd like it to sound. but facebook accepts it then FINE.
Facebook tells me I need to wait 60 days to change it to sometimes else. Word. I'll try to bring myself back in two months time. Until then... so long!
Much love,
Nicha James
You have probably NOT noticed that I was gone from Facebook the whole entire last week. Until I made an announcement earlier this week of course.
Anyways story goes- Facebook said that I was using an 'invalid' name. Meaning that it had to either be a 'real' name or the name that my 'friends' called me. And to illustrate what I've been through the past week here's what I went through.
1. Denial.
Nicha James is as real a name is going to get. Excuse me I'm yellow and could not have inherited a white surname. It's not like my name is Nicha Wiggity Boom Boom. There are a whole bunch of people like that on the internet, get rid of them first before getting rid of me?
2. Anger.
I was such a super star facebook user that they should be PAYING ME instead of KICKING ME OUT OF THE NETWORK.
Here are my four main arguments for Nicha James: I...
- Literally was one of their first users in Asia and told everybody to move from myspace and hi5 to this fucking facebook back in 2006.
- Am actively generating quality content for users. I take extremely funny pictures, write super funny jokes, lead an interest group and get tons of engagements while at it. You know the 1:9:90 ratio? I WAS/AM the 1% fucking losers.
- Never harassed anyone or tried to sell vagina creams via this channel
- Occasionally click on PROMOTED posts/left hand side ads. therefore, making money FOR FACEBOOK.
I really just don't get why they would do this. I've always been Nicha James- I wouldn't know how to be anybody else online.
3. Bargaining.
Instagram is a social media too. Facebook was beginning to no longer be providing me with relevant content anyways. Might as well just be looking at super fit VS models, Kendall Jenner or bunny pictures on instagram instead. I'll be fine without it.
4. Depression. (+Anger again)
OHMYGOSH. Do you have any idea how many APPS are LINKED to FACEBOOK because YOU SIGNED UP VIA FACEBOOK?! Now you can't use anything.
I was quite sad about that. FYI, some advice, if you'd still wanna keep swiping on tinder- don't get your facebook profile deleted. ;)
Btw- this angry girl on the internet is adrobs! Don't you just wanna adopt her?
5. Acceptance.
I have 800 friends all over and what would I do disconnected? (Nobody in our generation keeps in touch by emails anymore? I realized) I wouldn't have been able to reconnect with my childhood friends that were once separated by oceans for years! Just thinking about what everybody else is doing in their lives make me miss them so much. I couldn't wait get to get back on the social network.
Sacrificing my pride was not easy. But I tried entering a new name for myself- still protecting my real identity And the new name goes- Nicha La. Not as cool and definitely more chinese than what i'd like it to sound. but facebook accepts it then FINE.
Facebook tells me I need to wait 60 days to change it to sometimes else. Word. I'll try to bring myself back in two months time. Until then... so long!
Much love,
Nicha James
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