I really am starting to hate the bloody thing. Yes, I am just about to go off on one of my rants, so please stop now if you are in a positive mood, because you'll be reaching for the Prozac (or more of it if you are a regular reader :s) by the time I am through!
Firstly, I hate the way facebook tells you "10 of your friends think you are sexy!" Get stuffed. Most of the people on my friends list don't even think I am worth inviting out to the pub, let alone think I am sexy.
Secondly, 'friends list' - that's a joke. Hardly any of the people on my 'friends list' are true friend's. Some of my good friends are not even on there as they have either decided not to join Facebook or only use their computers when they have to. Some of the people on my list don't even know me. It's ridiculous!
Thirdly, on my 'friends list' I have parents (of children I have taught in the past), teachers I work / have worked with, parents (from the playground at Little Z's school) and real friends. You will notice 'real friends' is at the end of the list. This is because it is the category with the fewest people in it! Many of these people know each other and some of them have a 'teacher / pupil's parent' relationship. I am not very comfortable about this. Conversations on Facebook are very public. I have had some conversations with some people that I would not like certain people to read, but as you never know who is on your friend's friends' 'friends lists' (still with me?) you could be talking in front of anyone!
Fourthly, Facebook makes me miserable. I regularly see the pictures and read reports of all the great things my 'friends' are doing that I am not. I am not a jealous person, but it reminds me that I don't have any money and that even if I did I probably wouldn't be invited anyway!
Fifthly, (yes, I am still ranting, you might as well keep reading now you've started!) I just don't see the point in all these 'send your friend a snowflake', 'ooh, send your friend a different crappy snowflake'. It reminds me of when I was a boring child with no imagination (er.....??? ok, leave that one :s) and my friends at nursery wanted to play with dolls. I never understood why they wanted to. What's the point? They are not real!
Sixthly (is that even a word? I can barely pronounce it!), Groups. There are too many groups set up by people who can't spell or punctuate or at least 'check their work before they hand it in' :) Again, what is the point of these groups? I can see that some groups have been set up so that people can discuss areas of interest with likeminded facebookers. However, when people just set up a group to rant about something in the news when there are already 8 existing groups on the subject, for goodness sake, get a blog! (oh, yeah!)
There are a few things I like about Facebook. But I am not going to write about them in a post entitled 'Why I Hate Facebook...' now, am I!
Firstly, I hate the way facebook tells you "10 of your friends think you are sexy!" Get stuffed. Most of the people on my friends list don't even think I am worth inviting out to the pub, let alone think I am sexy.
Secondly, 'friends list' - that's a joke. Hardly any of the people on my 'friends list' are true friend's. Some of my good friends are not even on there as they have either decided not to join Facebook or only use their computers when they have to. Some of the people on my list don't even know me. It's ridiculous!
Thirdly, on my 'friends list' I have parents (of children I have taught in the past), teachers I work / have worked with, parents (from the playground at Little Z's school) and real friends. You will notice 'real friends' is at the end of the list. This is because it is the category with the fewest people in it! Many of these people know each other and some of them have a 'teacher / pupil's parent' relationship. I am not very comfortable about this. Conversations on Facebook are very public. I have had some conversations with some people that I would not like certain people to read, but as you never know who is on your friend's friends' 'friends lists' (still with me?) you could be talking in front of anyone!
Fourthly, Facebook makes me miserable. I regularly see the pictures and read reports of all the great things my 'friends' are doing that I am not. I am not a jealous person, but it reminds me that I don't have any money and that even if I did I probably wouldn't be invited anyway!
Fifthly, (yes, I am still ranting, you might as well keep reading now you've started!) I just don't see the point in all these 'send your friend a snowflake', 'ooh, send your friend a different crappy snowflake'. It reminds me of when I was a boring child with no imagination (er.....??? ok, leave that one :s) and my friends at nursery wanted to play with dolls. I never understood why they wanted to. What's the point? They are not real!
Sixthly (is that even a word? I can barely pronounce it!), Groups. There are too many groups set up by people who can't spell or punctuate or at least 'check their work before they hand it in' :) Again, what is the point of these groups? I can see that some groups have been set up so that people can discuss areas of interest with likeminded facebookers. However, when people just set up a group to rant about something in the news when there are already 8 existing groups on the subject, for goodness sake, get a blog! (oh, yeah!)
There are a few things I like about Facebook. But I am not going to write about them in a post entitled 'Why I Hate Facebook...' now, am I!
1 comment:
This has made me laugh out loud!! Fantastic! I reckon you could get this fabulous rant published :)
Remind me not to send you a snowflake ;) ;) :D
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