When my friends complain on Facebook I get to press ‘like’ and its interpreted as me caring. But what I really mean is ‘you’re a miserable bitch and having known you has led me to believe retrospective abortions are a good idea’. They will catch on to this if they know I’ve had the option of straight up disliking their horrid update on their miserable lives, but I pressed ‘like’ anyway.
What Facebook really needs is a ‘Why are you putting your personal problems on Facebook?’ button. Back in the day, it would be the equivalent of walking in to the street and yelling “I’M HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE GUY I’VE BEEN SORT OF DATING BUT MOSTLY JUST HAVING SEX WITH, I THINK HE MIGHT JUST BE USING ME BECAUSE I’M EASY”. My favourite example of this was when a friend* changed her relationship status from ‘in a relationship’ to ‘single’. The first comment was from a friend of hers ‘Hope ur ok xx’. The second was from the young man she’d apparently forgotten to break up with, ‘WHAT? Whats happening? please call me, I luv you’. Comedic gold.
What Facebook really needs is a ‘Why are you putting your personal problems on Facebook?’ button. Back in the day, it would be the equivalent of walking in to the street and yelling “I’M HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE GUY I’VE BEEN SORT OF DATING BUT MOSTLY JUST HAVING SEX WITH, I THINK HE MIGHT JUST BE USING ME BECAUSE I’M EASY”. My favourite example of this was when a friend* changed her relationship status from ‘in a relationship’ to ‘single’. The first comment was from a friend of hers ‘Hope ur ok xx’. The second was from the young man she’d apparently forgotten to break up with, ‘WHAT? Whats happening? please call me, I luv you’. Comedic gold.
I understand why people use the Facing Book to update people on personal events i.e new job, new boyfriend, that rash I got finally cleared up, it wasn’t an STD. I just don’t understand why people feel the need to update me 50 times a day, about nothing. I will even allow the ‘about to make a sandwich’ status. I like sandwiches and now I know we have something in common. I however do not need to read about the battle you fought before making the sandwich.
‘I think I might make a sandwich’.
‘No bread :(‘.
‘Got bread :), now, to make that sandwich’.
‘Vegemite? Peanut Butter? Like for vegemite, comment for peanut butter.’
‘Vegemite? Peanut Butter? Like for vegemite, comment for peanut butter.’
- Comment: JESUS CHRIST, PUT THE TWO PIECES OF BREAD TOGETHER FOR FUCK SAKE! LUNCH IS NOT A DEMOCRATIC DECISION!
I say these things, but in all honesty, I’ve devoted a lot of my time to reading the FaceWar Fights of others. Of course, this doesn’t just apply to Le Facebook, but all social networking sites that can be accessed from mobile devices and operated with one hand (because the best fights happen when you’ve got a drink in the other).
*Every time I’ve used the word friend, I strictly mean Facebook friend.
*Every time I’ve used the word friend, I strictly mean Facebook friend.

