Salud, Kids!
Here we sit, gazing into weekend-eve.
Sitting in the morning bliss that is South Florida, I fan myself and cast my coffee-awakened eyes (hat-tip to Keurig) upon a column in the local newspaper. Yeah, I still do that sort of thing. See, I actually like the feel of ink upon my fingers instead of computer keys.
Anyway, some columnist was blathering on about how she just tapped her fingers into the wide-world of Facebook. Honestly, I had to scan her words because I wasn't really enthralled to read her rave about what I have known for years.
Facebook and Twitter and what-have-you simply take us back to a class-system or popularity contest. There's a snobbish element hovering all around FB and Twitter.
Is it just me or has this ridiculous social networking shenanigans taken us backwards? I say that because it seems some folks are constantly reaching for that maximum number of friends, etc.
Of course, I don't know which is worse. Those of us using social networking or those who refuse to use it...not because they have valid reasons...because they want to brag that they snub Zucker-Boy and his little invention.
A few years ago a person told me they didn't "do" MySpace, with a rather superior air that gave me the impression I was being judged harshly for doing so. I thought to myself that I would have given it up as well except my child lived almost two-thousand miles away and MS was a great communciation tool. Oh, their grown kid? Practically lived in the same house. Yeah, different situation altogether.
Kids, who could shy away from a vehicle providing instant status? Not this idiot.
Facebook freely and unashamedly gives us status. Says so right on your Wall, right? I like that I can be given something so important in such a casual fashion. I click onto FB and I have status. Awesome.
Also, I like that a computer wants to know...what's on my mind. Makes me feel all loved and stuff.
Granted, some take this entire FB-biz much too seriously. Me? Not so much. Want to be my friend? Great. Don't want to be my friend? Fine.
Know what?
I think I read somewhere that Facebook has peaked and in a downward spiraL.
That poor columnist. Let's don't tell her. I can just imagine how pleased she must be to know she has STATUS. If anyone cares or not.
Gotta go and stare at my ceiling fan and think of something to write on FB. There is a lot of pressure to keep up...when you have STATUS!
See ya 'round the beaches-real or virtual.
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