By SheelaR

I’ve been working feverishly to comb through my old and new Facebookposts and inbox’s for some good material for my book. Unfortunately, exhaustion has caught up with me. I’ve got nearly 5 years of material and I don’t know where to start.  I’ve considered writing from my most recent to the oldest stats/posts, but I’m not sure if that’s a good idea.

I definitely want to touch upon some of the “characters” I’ve encountered. The whole Facebook experience would not be the same without them.  I don’t want them to be central to the book, but they are relevant.  I guess my problem is how to incorporate their stories. There is a whole culture of synthetic leaders and mindless followers, a cult like atmosphere, if you will. 

From my diverse experience, it seems to be mostly cultural.  I would say caused by no sense of community, values and maturity…and that’s just the followers.  The synthetic leaders are a whole other story to tell. I’m actually quite fascinated by the whole phenomena of ‘Facebook cults.’  I’ve never been one for groups, so I find it nearly impossible to understand.

The very idea that so many people could lose all sense of self and be indoctrinated by someone who is clearly unstable, after fame, or hungry for power is mind-boggling. Rational is distorted beyond anything reasonable, and if you talk to any of these people as an individual, they seem reasonable.  However, when they are no longer thinking singularly, they become the total opposite.

As soon as I have an opportunity to copyright my book title, I’ll share it with you.  It’s an acronym that I made up.  I’m super excited about it.  It is nearly 5 a.m., so I’m going to watch a movie and pray that the Sandman comes to get me.