What if Facebook got deleted?

I admit, there are a lot of days I wish Zuckerburg would wake up and just hit the delete button on Facebook. In a lot of ways, it would be refreshing. Think of all the extra free time we’d have. Think of how much more present we’d be with those sitting in front of us. Yes, it would be nice to just go back to the good old days, back before we had to make stressful decisions about whether or not our boss was also our “friend.” Or whether or not a cute little honey badger video would offend anybody.

But I think we underestimate the negative fallout from such a catastrophe, too. Watch this video to see what I mean:

I guess there’s no going back to the good old days.

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis