Just got my first taste of FB: I think I'll pass

[Populist_Prole]

Was visiting my mother over the weekend, and she was more or less showing it off to me as she browsed on her laptop, went through her and friends albums and comments and so forth. I've always been something of a hold-out regarding trends/fads, and all my old friends and relatives are constantly bugging me to take the plunge and get on it. I wanted to see what it's all about. Well..... Too much drama, too "high maintenance" for my tastes.

Seemed like a message board forum where everyone keeps track of everyone else's postings and spreads comments in triplicate. Too many invites to be "friends" when you just want to read and look without becoming some part of an every widening circle of sociality. Just not wanting to be a "friend" seems like an insult: Indeed it seems that you don't respond or chime in fast enough to whatever someone said or posted, it seems like a snub. Though I'm not that way in real life, If I was on FB I'd be quickly regarded as an aloof snob, I think.

That is all: Just wanted to rant my impressions.

[rug]

1. Good for you.

I know how to contact living friends without it.

[Rambis]

2. I keep getting 3 friends have unfollowed you

not possible not on facebook

[siligut]

3. I am a hold-out as well

Mr. gut warned me about data collection years ago.

[Populist_Prole]

4. I never thought about that angle, but you're right

Come to think of it, you just never know how much seemingly innocuous comments made over a long time could be data-mined and used against you by those with an axe to grind.

Also, and I don't remember where I read this, but it's a good idea to refrain from posting one's photo on the internet; what with the ability of wags or even those with more mendacious intent to cast one into bad light through the use of photoshop and other editing.