Many people are complaining about the new layout of facebook. Personally, it doesn’t matter to me what the layout of Facebook is, as I am not sure that people should be so reliant on Facebook for a means of communication. I have previously posted on my Facebook feelings. I use it and I like being able to know what is going on with my friends by reading their statuses. I do somewhat feel it is a form or stalkerism and voyeurism all rolled into one. I don’t think it should be the main form of communication for people.
Take this morning as an example. My husband and I are sitting in the living room having a conversation and typing away on our respective laptops. I am doing some online shopping and he is im’ing with a friend in India and playing a game of online chess. While waiting for my order to process, I log onto facebook to read that he, the man who is sitting less than 10 meters away from me is thinking of giving up coffee until after May 30. This would be the day after the Stockholm marathon, for which he is vigialantly training. Coffee being his one big vice in this world.
Me: I didn’t know you were thinking about giving up coffee until after the marathon
Him: Yes, I am thinking about it, why?
Me: I find it strange that you have this idea and I need to read about it on facebook
Him: Well, it just occured to me when I went into the kitchen to get another cup
Me: I still think it is strange that you chose to post it on facebook before mentioning it me. I mean we are sitting right next to each other having a converstaion
Him: Well, we are discussing it now so what difference does it make how you learned about it first
I didn’t have a response to him, as I was utterly speachless and found his logic to be so flawed there are no words.
How much of your communication with the people you care about is taking place through Facebook? Twitter? some other social medium? Should it be?
haha – my daughter & I just did the same thing. My thought is better you find out on facebook that he is thinking of giving coffee, and not….marriage! HAHAHA
I have learned a great deal about my husband of TWENTY years from his Facebook status updates. I agree it is bizarre, but we are also people that text each other from INSIDE our own house.
Good insights of facebook
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