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You - The Stalker
Facebook is a delight if you really want to 'know' your friends. You can see what they like to do, what they like to listen to when they do what they like to do and who they like to listen with when they listen to the stuff they like whilst doing the things they like to do.
But is it not slightly creepy that you know that your friend is eating toast right now? Or that you know where they'll be next Saturday? Or that you know who they have spoken to and what about?
Are you never freaked out a little bit when someone asks you how much you enjoyed your sandwich when you never told them that you ate one? Just because your status says that you are enjoying a sandwich, does not mean they can use that for an excuse to bring it into everyday conversation.
And that girl you have a crush on? Don't you think you're being a little bit creepy when you refresh her page just to see if she's done anything else? Doesn't it just feel like you are essentially sitting in a tree outside her house, waiting for a flash of panty or bra? With one hand holding binoculars and the other hand holding...stop it you filthy person!
This has to stop! We can't be relying on a website to tell us what our friends like instead of asking them. It'll be the death of human interaction. Where will we be without the fallback small talk of "So, what you doing this weekend?"? With facebook, we already know!
So I propose that you have two options. The first is a complete ban. You delete your details, never accept invites and refuse to tell the status bar what you are doing. This is an easy way to make your friends pay more attention to who you really are.
The second method will not only do this, it will separate the wheat friends from the chaff friends. Instead of deleting your interests, throw a few fake ones in. Say you like hardcore Swedish metal when really you're a Jack Johnson fan. Say that you're going away to France for a wine tasting event. Then, if a friend uses these as a point of conversation, you know that they don't really 'know' you. They are just a facebook impostor!
And not a person you should waste good time refreshing their page.
:D
http://ohiodeviants.deviantart.com/art/Stalking-on-Glass-18951890
But is it not slightly creepy that you know that your friend is eating toast right now? Or that you know where they'll be next Saturday? Or that you know who they have spoken to and what about?
Are you never freaked out a little bit when someone asks you how much you enjoyed your sandwich when you never told them that you ate one? Just because your status says that you are enjoying a sandwich, does not mean they can use that for an excuse to bring it into everyday conversation.
And that girl you have a crush on? Don't you think you're being a little bit creepy when you refresh her page just to see if she's done anything else? Doesn't it just feel like you are essentially sitting in a tree outside her house, waiting for a flash of panty or bra? With one hand holding binoculars and the other hand holding...stop it you filthy person!
This has to stop! We can't be relying on a website to tell us what our friends like instead of asking them. It'll be the death of human interaction. Where will we be without the fallback small talk of "So, what you doing this weekend?"? With facebook, we already know!
So I propose that you have two options. The first is a complete ban. You delete your details, never accept invites and refuse to tell the status bar what you are doing. This is an easy way to make your friends pay more attention to who you really are.
The second method will not only do this, it will separate the wheat friends from the chaff friends. Instead of deleting your interests, throw a few fake ones in. Say you like hardcore Swedish metal when really you're a Jack Johnson fan. Say that you're going away to France for a wine tasting event. Then, if a friend uses these as a point of conversation, you know that they don't really 'know' you. They are just a facebook impostor!
And not a person you should waste good time refreshing their page.
:D
http://ohiodeviants.deviantart.com/art/Stalking-on-Glass-18951890
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