Facebook sucks. I have to be fair, and say I only tried it for a day. In a day I realized that it sucks.
Upon joining, it knew everything about me. It knew all of my friends, acquaintances, enemies, past girlfriends, and everywhere I
had ever lived. It was weird. I peered into the electronic abyss, and the electronic abyss peered back into me.
When I went to my page to investigate it was as though I was invited to yet another high school reunion. Only this time the high school reunion
defied time and dimensions. Everyone was there. Everybody I had ever seemed to meet in my life was there in the great ethereal hall. Had I died? Was this hell? It certainly felt like it. I don't understand having to be confronted with every person I've ever shared more than a few words with. I don't see these people for a reason. The relationships that are important are there. The unimportant ones are meant to fade into the void. The mystery is gone. The privacy is gone. No longer do we run into acquaintances of times past and ask, "What have you been doing all these years?"
Nope. The mystery is gone. I know what everyone is doing via Facebook. I know every food item they've eaten, every concert they've attended, every relationship they've ended, every birth of every child, and every marathon ever run. It's boring, and unnatural.
I gave it a shot. I tried to stand in line. No, sir. I can't do it. I thought it would be helpful to my brand, but it isn't worth it to me. I believe if the work is good enough then people will pass it along. If you like this blog though, feel free to pass it along on Facebook! I won't see that you did it, but everybody else will.