...My relationship with technology...

I am not on facebook and I am not on tweeter. People consider me a bit weird for not having an online persona on my real name (note: this blog does not use my real name). Yet again, I do not have a telly at home, and I do not have a smartphone. I do have a mobile phone but I turn it on once a month. I use my laptop all the time, and people can reach me via email. 

I have deliberately selected this lifestyle. I used to have a telly before, but there was nothing on that I would find interesting. 

I do not think that I need a mobile phone. If I need to contact someone I simply email them, call them from my landline, or from a telephone cabinet. 

I used to have a facebook profile for several years - and loads of facebook friends too. It meant nothing to me after a while and in fact I found it very pretentious. People would always update their status in order to pass the message that they lead great lives. Facebook was full of narcissism. Full of selfies and sexy poses. It doesn't suit my view of the world.

Tweeter had a similar fate. I only kept it 'alive' for a couple of years and I hardly ever used it. 

Am I too old to use this technology? I do not think so. I know several older people who use social media. Remember: social media are certainly not for everyone.  

I have a website on my real name. This includes my work. It is typically professional and therefore, very useful for networking.

Of course I use blogger, but this is because I use this blog as my virtual diary.  As such, it does a splendid job.

I am quiet online, but busy in real life. I network a lot, and yes, I socialise a lot too. My friends simply accept me for who I am. They simply know that in order to contact me they have to call me or email me.

I am not going to change in order to make other people happy. I live in the 21st century, but I am a nostalgic dreamer. I value my quiet afternoons more than a smartphone that whistles every time I have notifications on facebook.