Facebook, Just Not Cool Anymore
Or was it ever?
Don't even get me started on MySpace. What a bunch of horseshit. What is the real purpose of these tools? Are people really 'staying connected'?
No. They're sitting in their own little worlds, pretending that everyone who 'friends' them on these services gives a shit about their shiny new little marriage/ baby/ house/ car/ job/ death/ loss/ divorce. I have nothing against these people, many of whom are my good friends - its merely the act Facebooking that gets me. Are you interacting with people while updating your profile? No. You're interacting with a fucking compter.
Am I interacting with you right now? No. I'm typing on a computer, to a reader that does not even exist right now, conveying thoughts that when you read them will have occured at some point in my past. So, when you read it will we have interacted? Fuck no. When you read a book are you interacting with the author? No. Any text is intended for you, the 'reader'. So just as you think posting pictures on your Facebook account is representative of interaction because you intend these to reach your mom/friend/team/fans/secret lover - you are wrong. You aren't interacting with shit.
This brings me around to the ultimate point of why I hate those fucking social networking shitpiles. If you aren't interacting, then the act of posting is a complete act of self centered ego driven narcisism.
Now, it could be argued that me blogging is the same, and I'll accept that, but this blog belongs on a web site that I built from the code up, pay to host, and in its entirety is a symbol of who I actually am.
Don't stop using Facebook. But next time you accept friend requests from some asshole that you havent talked to in 15 years so you can look at their new haricut, ask yourself what the fuck you're really doing. And maybe, if you find the question to be meaningful to you, go to the bar and have a conversation with a total stranger. It's much more rewarding - because its real.
Don't even get me started on MySpace. What a bunch of horseshit. What is the real purpose of these tools? Are people really 'staying connected'?No. They're sitting in their own little worlds, pretending that everyone who 'friends' them on these services gives a shit about their shiny new little marriage/ baby/ house/ car/ job/ death/ loss/ divorce. I have nothing against these people, many of whom are my good friends - its merely the act Facebooking that gets me. Are you interacting with people while updating your profile? No. You're interacting with a fucking compter.
Am I interacting with you right now? No. I'm typing on a computer, to a reader that does not even exist right now, conveying thoughts that when you read them will have occured at some point in my past. So, when you read it will we have interacted? Fuck no. When you read a book are you interacting with the author? No. Any text is intended for you, the 'reader'. So just as you think posting pictures on your Facebook account is representative of interaction because you intend these to reach your mom/friend/team/fans/secret lover - you are wrong. You aren't interacting with shit.
This brings me around to the ultimate point of why I hate those fucking social networking shitpiles. If you aren't interacting, then the act of posting is a complete act of self centered ego driven narcisism.
Now, it could be argued that me blogging is the same, and I'll accept that, but this blog belongs on a web site that I built from the code up, pay to host, and in its entirety is a symbol of who I actually am.
Don't stop using Facebook. But next time you accept friend requests from some asshole that you havent talked to in 15 years so you can look at their new haricut, ask yourself what the fuck you're really doing. And maybe, if you find the question to be meaningful to you, go to the bar and have a conversation with a total stranger. It's much more rewarding - because its real.