Via my friend Leta, here's a uniquely British take on Facebook, which I think nails what is so peculiar about the phenomenon. See my own take on the same subject here.
PS: Since my last posting, I have been friended by another former high school girlfriend and the sister of my first love, whose parents hated me and forbade me to see her, who got married and befriended me again later in life, and who died suddenly and tragically at the age of 30. Jessica, wherever you are, I'm sure you'd find this all a little funny.
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That's quite funny. It's nice to see there are some sane people in the world who don't just mindlessly flock to Facebook without ever even questioning why it exists in the first place.
Of course, I'm at home every night with the lights out and the doors locked, hiding under a blanket with a loaded rifle, so I'm not the most objective person when it comes to social networking.
I miss Jess and her trampoline
Just tried to leave a very funny comment and Blogger wouldn't let me.
Sigh.
First question - if you posted this video on your Facebook page, would the world implode?
Second - how does one flout Politics of Facebook and not accept a friend request? If I hit "ignore" does the requester know? Does it bring bad Facebook karma.
Also, you better accept that Pirate v. Ninja invitation!
Please. By all means, leave your funny comment.
Wait, was that the funny comment?
If so, I apologize.
I don't know what facebook etiquette there is. It is very hard to limit the "friends" on facebook to those you consider to truly be your friends, especially when they are people you see every day in the workplace or in the theater.
That said, I did "ignore" one request, and that was from a former girlfriend who only wanted to let me know she got married.
I think when the karma that comes at you is bad, you can respond in kind, but hey, I'm not exactly the Dalai Llama over here.
A final plea: Please don't make me become a pirate or a ninja. I have refused requests to become a zombie, a werewolf, a vampire, an Oregon trailee, a superhero, and so on. I did become a knight for about 2 months, and it's 2 months I'll never get back.
I prefer to spend my time doing more productive things, like playing scrabulous.
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