Thursday, January 18, 2007

the facebook epidemic

Ok people. You may approach. It's Facebook-flu season and I am virus free.

My ex-ally Doris has unfortunately been bitten by the creeping-bug and I have lost her to the dark side.

Jokes aside, I do believe there are good points to Facebook. For those that make the effort to spend time with their friends, Facebook is a place to share photos and random comments with each other in remembrance of time spent together.

But for some people, it's a way to hold onto some vestige of a relationship with people you don't have enough time and effort with which to get together. I think the biggest problem with facebook lies in the "friends" list.

I don't consider people you don't talk to on a regular basis "friends"; however, to others, Facebook is an opportunity to show off how technological up-to-date you are and how many "friends" you have when in truth, you are too lazy of a person to actually use a telephone to arrange a meet up with these so called "friends." You probably don't even like everyone on your "friends" list but you like the fact that you can create this facade to the public that you are a popular person, when in fact, you are most likely socially inept and not that great of a friend. Don't depend on an online site to keep all your so-called friendships intact. A friendship that survives because of an internet site is shit.

Also, don't complain when other people add you to their friends list when you do the exact same thing to other people. It's not like you're any better than they are.

One more thing, please stop telling me how fantastic Facebook is. I don't want to go online to see how big your friends list is or how fantastic people's wall scribblings are. I don't mind looking at pictures though.

The above reasons do not explain why I don't use Facebook though. I would probably end up adding people I haven't talked to in ages in an attempt to look well connected just like everyone else. The real reason why I don't use Facebook is that I should not sign up for another online community where I will waste hours and hours on the internet when I already spend too much time on my over-worked Dellbert. I should spend that time doing something more productive, like reading, or going to the YMCA. Yes, physical exercise. Remember kids, it's good for you! Go with a friend!

Posted by norwegian girl at 10:56 p.m.