Longer Post about Getting Older: I logged into my Facebook account for the first time since 2008

Interesting idea for a post. I still occasionally use FB but mostly to follow some of my favorite bands and their touring schedules. I can’t stand most of the mindless self indulgence on that site and I certainly cannot stand Mark Zuckerberg.

As many others have posted, life does indeed go by fast. I’ve already been out of high school for 16 years and college also feels pretty distant. I recently got back into shape again and find myself reliving some of the glory days but also working towards the goal of running a fast 5k and a good half marathon this fall. I realize my fitness is not what it used to be but still feel like I have some time to get into great shape again and sustain for a while. Although if my wife and I have kids, I may eat my words

Early 50s here. Never had a FB account and never will. Never sent or received a tweet. I suppose this site and a few other boards are as close to social media as I'll ever get. None of us are getting any younger and all of us are revisionist historians. Truth is we all hit the lottery ending up where we are in life, even if we feel stuck, down or lost. Nothing wrong with a stroll down memory lane, but those who don't live for the now and spend all day with their faces in their phones on FB and social media have already mailed it in.

I enjoyed high school for a few things. Band, orchestra, Track and xc, a few good guy and girl friends. Home was hell. Persuaded Dad to sign for me to join the U.S.Navy in 1954 so I could attend navy Music School at 17.

Never looked back. Kept at the music and running (at which I had equal lack of talent.) Now school in the Navy was a real education. Boot camp and field training was a breeze for a Navy Brat, and it was all guys older, smarter, more skilled and talented than I, so I flourished thereafter! Wouldn't think of doing it any other way. You can keep your loves (the unrequited ones) in yr life and be successful in other areas, too.

interesting topic, and great responses, thanks everyone.

much like the OP, I too, logged off Facebook in 2014 (or somewhere shortly before then), I could see what was coming and wanted no part of it. I figured I would someday log back in, but each time I think I should I'm like "why?" I hear all the stories from people who are on there all the time about how toxic it is and that's not the type of stuff I need in my life right now.

I'm sure someday when I am a bit older I may log in again for the heck of it, but I don't have any plans to anytime soon. I'm 56, have a pretty good life with not much time left to work, I can still run, why ruin it with toxicity?

"Don't let the old man in."

-Clint Eastwood

"If you're not getting older, that just means you're dead"

-Tom Petty

That's sad if your high school days were your best days.

7.8 Billion humans

2.1 Billion under age 18

5.7 Billion age 18 and over.

If you asked the 5.7 Billion adults the question "How would you describe your quality of life: satisfactory or unsatisfactory " ? What would be the percentage of each answer ?

Obvious troll attempt. Remembered a 15 year old password?