Life Without Facebook: A Justification

As I departed Facebook for a unspecified period of time - to rest myself from excess procrastination and once again feel my flesh and blood, I never thought this explanation of mine was enough for my friends. And now, thanks to a friend, I stumbled upon this brilliant piece from the New York Times Magazine:

... this mass-erosion of our self-control was inevitable, as the instrument of our productivity merged with that of our distraction: since computers have expanded from mere business tools to full-service entertainment centers.

Read the full article, it is as well as my justification, with a back date.