Apr 18
Dear Facebook, We’re over
Cats: slack woman|The writing’s on the superwall, Facebook: We’re over.
I’m just not that into you anymore.
At first it was fun and all about the friends. But then you started throwing donkeys, turkeys and one-eyed pirates. And poking and superpoking and the mass invitations. I was getting Facebook Fatigue.
You became needy and demanding. I didn’t want to be in a co-dependent relationship with social networking platform. Then you started with the sneaky tricks - getting me to do things without my knowledge.
I felt jerked around by you, Facebook. You weren’t so much fun any more.
So I stopped checking and I didn’t answer your invitations. The flame just sort of dwindled. Then it extinguished.
I’m so over you, Facebook.
April 18th, 2008 at 9:32 am
What about hatching eggs?????? My last received hatching egg hatched a breakfast, and I tried to eat it but got a mouthful of dust from my laptop screen.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:54 am
I am still holding on to Facebook like a co-dependent.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:02 am
I never got into Facebook enough to get over it (I do all my networking via the blogs, instead)…until I got caught in the movie trivia vortex. I’m obsessed with getting within the top two million, though the damn thing keeps timing me out because of network traffic.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Facebook was good. All I did was sign up and all kinds of old school chums etc. found me and contacted me. I never looked for anyone. I was kept sufficiently busy explaining to 10 different people what I had been doing for the past 20 years.
I tried a few of the ‘likeness’ type functions, but quickly lost interest.
Then came the spam. So and so sent you a picture, click forward to see the picture…
Then came the barrage of stupid invitations from people who have way too much time on their hands.
I’ll stay on Arsebook, just so people can find me if they so desire, but otherwise I don’t log on these days.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:07 am
I spat coffee as I was reading your article in todays rag. Spot on. Loved every minute of it - your article, not the spitting coffee part.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Amen, amen, amen. I’ve never even signed up for it. You could say I was over it before I even began.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:29 am
“Digital detritus” — love it. I now have my Facebook privacy dialed up so high that practically no one can see me. And don’t get me started on incriminating photos posted by others . . .
April 18th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Ha haha…I hear you. I can’t tell you how many bizarre requests I still have pending on my Facebook. Everything from “what flower are you” to “join the fight against werewolves.” What the f. I just play Scrabulous now. I’m kind of awesome at it.
April 18th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
It is too bad that something that started out to be fun, interesting and maybe even useful can be ruined so fast by stupid add-ons and spam like trash.
You can block most of the requests, but you still have to go through the process. Then there is (names have been changed to protect the guilty): John is feeling guilty. Mary is disgusted. Fargus is hoping for a better day. Mildred hates Fridays and so on.
I am of an older generation, but heavy into new technology. I think the generation gap still exists there somewhere.
-=Geo=-
(¯`·._.·ns¢ävË·._.·´¯)
April 18th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
I am so with you! I am having such a hard time with my regular bloggy gig and the facebook is getting on my nerves…grrr
April 18th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Macebook … some kind of (yet to be invented) Facebook-specific flaming program that leaves the recipient screaming in frustration and agony
Just a Friday afternoon thought
April 18th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I never tried Facebook. I always saw it as something for my students and kind of thought adults should just stay away and let them have their own space on the Internet.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Great article. Even though I’ve never signed up for Facebook I was on Myspace for awhile. To say I hated it would be an understatement.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
I resisted the Facebook lure, as I am far too prone to popping bubblewrap for hours and other time-slaying addictions anyway.
And my understanding is that as soon as the parents started to join, Facebook was done.
Here! Catch this donkey!
April 19th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Deepti did you get covered in yoke?
Allison, I can see the value of Facebook if you’re living far from home and wanting to stay connected
WP, “though the damn thing keeps timing me out because of network traffic.” Is this what stands between you an the top two-million?
Dick, Arsebook. hahahahahahahah!
April 19th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Ray, hope the coffee stained the article and not your shirt.
Btw, no Slashdot.Thanks for the warning
Falwless, oh think of the donkeys you’ve missed
Swimfan, privacy settings. I’d get on that. But that means I’ll have to sign in.
BeckEye, and what flower are you m’dear?
April 19th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Hey Geo, welcome to GT. “You can block most of the requests, but you still have to go through the process.” This is what I resent.
Espanya, Facebook and blogs should never cause a case of nerves.
Togs, MAce book. I’m going to google that right now
Chelene, thanks.I guess once you’ve done one of these things, you’ve done em all.
BB, you’re a bubble wrap popper too? You and I are so the same person.
April 19th, 2008 at 10:44 am
You know what I hate, is the fact that you have to send the invites to friends in order to see your results on tests. That pisses me off to no end. I am a little manic when it comes to facecrack. I ignore it for a while and then binge. I do like the send more cowbell feature.
April 20th, 2008 at 1:05 am
“Is this what stands between you an the top two-million?”
When it comes to movie trivia? Absolutely, that and my firewall which intermittently decides that I can’t go on there. I got forty-six in a row at one point and I’m about halfway through the pack, at around 5,000,000 and something.
April 20th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Very funny column GT. I’ve never much done facebook or myspace, I’m too afraid that I’ll befriend someone who knows my kids or something.
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:19 am
Lisa, yes, Facebook has turned us all into pests.
WP, 5 million. Congrats. You obviously have a bright movie trivia career ahead.
Chance, thanks. other than agro, you didn’t miss much.