What are your thoughts on FB?

I hope this doesn't sound whiny and petty, but do you ever feel like when you are looking at Facebook that you are back in high school and everyone is trying to prove something about themselves that doesn't really matter, like their kids are cuter, or that their house is nicer, or that they are a better artist or photographer, or that they can loose their baby weight faster, or are a better outdoorsmen, mother, sister, or just human being? I do think some of those thing are important, and I do love that people share their talents, I have several friends who are amazing photographers, I love seeing the pictures they post. On the other hand it makes me feel apprehensive to post pictures I take, I post them anyway, I know I am not competing, yet a part of me knows they are not as good, and I wonder if they will think "Renee cannot take a picture." Or "Hmmm Renee still isn't down to her pre prego weight....."

Am I alone in this? I know I have insecurities, but I consider myself a somewhat confident person, I have been successful in areas of my life, and am a generally happy person, so I wonder why I feel like FB can be so "competitive". I have had moments where I wonder if I would be a more sound person if I simple deleted my Facebook account, but I can't get myself to do it, all the pictures and clips that I have downloaded to my profile are like a little scrapbook of the last 5 years of my life, and I don't want to loose those things.

I can't count myself out, there have been things that I post simply to get the response of others to tell me how great I am or that the thing I have done is so awesome.

I guess as I am thinking all this through that I realize that everyone needs validation and acceptance, and although some may take it to an extreme I kinda think it is good for us to see others success and be happy for them, give them encouragement, and help them continue in their success. Have we as a society lost our ability to be happy for people who have more than we do? Do we try to prop ourselves up so that we appear to have more than we do to make others jealous? These are things I have been thinking about. What are your opinions?