Feb 07 2008
I’m on Facebook {sigh of resignation}
I finally had to give in and sign up to Facebook this week. I had no plans and no desire to hop on to that foolish bandwagon, but it seems everyone I work with has signed up. I feel like I’m surrounded by the Pod People from Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It’s reached the point now where I missing out on potential employment because I’m not on Facebook — because it’s assumed I’ve signed on. {Deep sigh} So do you wanna be my Facebook friend?
There is such a hideous dogma about the entire, evil Facebook regime. I never knew that it was possible to lose friends, and miss out on important events and gatherings JUST BECAUSE one does not possess a silly account at another tedious online service.
Yesterday I found myself completely out of the loop when my friends called me up and asked me if I was [showing up at a particular event]. When I voiced my surprise and ignorance of said gathering, I was told that “it’s because you don’t have Facebook.” In this sense, it would appear that Facebook is a whole new form of clique — a cyber-clique. There are those who possess it — and the others. Those who do not have a Facebook [account] will either assimilate or be destroyed/left behind. It would seem that a whole new era of bullying is afoot.
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Facebook! Jesus I can hardly find my way here…get new friends…better yet…don’t have any…I find that works best….philllip if you are not at the event how important can it really be…a strong delusional self esteem is what you need not facebook
Jody’s on Facebook!
Tom, I have no desire to be at any events. That’s not why I signed up to Facebook. I avoid most events as it is. I like people. I just don’t like large numbers of them, especially when they’re packed into a small space where I have to yell into the ear of the person standing next to me for them to hear me — which describes the majority of events I’m invited to. I’m sociable, though most people I work with probably don’t see it that way because I’m absent from so many “events.”
Socializing as an adult has always seemed like an odd thing to me. How do people socialize if they don’t go to bars or drink? Eliminate those and you eliminate 90% of the socializing that occurs outside of work.
or you could be acting mayor…like me this month and an admin assistant tells me where i should be and who i should be nice to and what i should say….problem is whenever I am in doubt of what to do or say in these situations..I always ask myself…what would john say…john crosby…and it works well….baby…you do not need face book you need an administrative assistant…I think that is the term for what used to be called a secretary
Seriously in regards to socializing, I echo your comments. Ironically I have found myself in “job” (market manager) where a great deal of my “work” is socializing. I have often stated to Steph that I am very lucky to have gotten this job as I have met and “socialized” with a vast cross section of the public, in all strata and situations. Whereas had I pursued my “professional” career path I would not have met the diversity of individuals and my outlook would be even more narrow than the tunnel I currently gaze through. Jesus,, the council thing is even worse as it is often “hostile” socializing….more of a whipping boy thing…facebook smasebook….I should not be so harsh I only have a passing knowledge of this meduim…and have little desire to be educated further…
mayby you should run for your local municipal council phillip…that would assist in the socializing…make sure to ask for manilla envelops…that way the other great unwashed can not make out the denomonations in the envelope…I often tell people at market this in response to some inane request…my fellow councillors if present flee in percieved terror of some scandal…the world is strange…despite my pleas no one has given me an envelope full of unmarked bills…yet….
Tommy - you should make buttons with that slogan: WWJCD? (What Would John Crosby Do?)
Yeah, it can be a pain in the ass, and completely addictive. I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends in other places, which frees up my email accounts for other important things, like sp@m. As well, I have a couple of work-related groups and orgs on Facebook because they new trend is to go where our users are, and our users are increasingly on Facebook. (Can you tell I just got back from a conference, and am still full of geekspeek?)
Interesting audio magazine from Tod Maffin about how it’s impossible to delete your Facebook account.