{"id":1491,"date":"2021-08-15T15:22:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T15:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2021-08-15T15:24:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T15:24:10","slug":"end-my-self-imposed-exile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/?p=1491","title":{"rendered":"End my self-imposed exile?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image_editor_output_image-2018244056-1629040971673.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image_editor_output_image-2018244056-1629040971673.png 712w, https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image_editor_output_image-2018244056-1629040971673-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost a year ago, I exiled myself and deactivated my Facebook profile due to the divisiveness and vitriol it was injecting into my daily life. I do miss seeing photos of family and friends as well as sharing in their triumphs or comforting them in times of loss. However, the stances some &#8220;friends&#8221; would have expressed over the wearing of masks, the election and subsequent insurrection are not missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I joined that social platform to reconnect with others and share things about our life such as birthdays, trips or prayer requests. I found myself confronted with views I found troubling and contradictory to the faith I live by. When I spoke to those contradictions, I was told I thought I was better than others and attacked. I  do not think I am better than others, but silence on wrongs is something I should never do nor advocate others to replicate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I sit and ponder whether to reactivate my account on that platform or continue my exile. Do the pros outweigh the cons of doing so?<\/p>\n<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-template-4\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"1491\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"cookie\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"far fa-smile\"><\/i>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost a year ago, I exiled myself and deactivated my Facebook profile due to the divisiveness and vitriol it was injecting into my daily life. I do miss seeing photos of family and friends as well as sharing in their triumphs or comforting them in times of loss. However, the stances some &#8220;friends&#8221; would have &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/?p=1491\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;End my self-imposed exile?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18,35],"class_list":["post-1491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-commentary","tag-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1491"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1495,"href":"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491\/revisions\/1495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeliff.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}