What was I doing with my life before Facebook? Oh, that's right... not wasting countless hours of my time learning minuscule details of stranger's lives. Facebook is a genius invention, it provides us with the ability to take our social scene (and a few others) and have it at our finger tips. The success lies in our desire as humans to look at people that we know on our computer screens. It also allows us to lurk our "friends" and figure out all the details that they are willing to share, which is more than you might think. This, my friends, is what we call Facebook stalking.
And thankfully, Mark Zuckerberg and his lovely team have made this infinitely easier with the new "View Friendship" option. All you have to do is click that little button, and the relationships and interactions between your stalkees is neatly compacted into easily readable and organized sections. Talk about convenience.
I'm sure that almost every person with an active Facebook account has lurked a few times, (or a few hundred) after all that is half the fun of Facebook. Find your ex significant other, check their relationship status, scan their pictures, a process that millions of people have engaged in. Facebook collects all of the small things we wonder about our friends and acquaintances and presents them in a pretty package that is just so easy to unwrap.
Is this healthy? Probably not. But is it normal? Absolutely. Gone are the days of having to ask around about a person's views, morals, and character. (How boooooooring) All we need is a computer, a Facebook account, and a few hours to waste.
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Hilarious and provocative FB blogging here, Meghan.
ReplyDeleteLike so many, I too have a love/hate relationship with the FB monster.
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Dr. W