So, chances are if you are reading this, that you will have a Facebook account. It's pretty great. Entertaining, good for updates/new pictures from your friends, and easy to talk to people. I'd say that everyone knows by now, that there are some people who use Facebook like a diary, and constantly post unnecessary and extremely irritating statuses. Don't even get me started about ridiculous amounts of "selfies" that look EXACTLY the same.
I'm not going to waste your time and complain about how these people abuse Facebook, there's plenty of that all over the internet. I just want to note, that right now, I am over those people and their garbage in my newsfeed. I have decided, that when I finish school, I am going to un-friend them, or hide their updates.
That might sound quite harsh, and the real reality is, that it is. I'm not afraid to unfriend people that I don't know. That does not bother me at all. There are some people who I can't unfriend because it is rude, so their annoying updates will be hidden. Others from my year level, I will have to take into close consideration. I am interested to see where their lives take them, but am almost certain they will not care where mine goes.
The funniest thing, (it's not really funny at all, actually) is that the worst offenders are often not my age, but more the 'parental' age. There will be some depressing, private event that just happened, which somehow ended up in another one hundred peoples' feed, instead of one private conversation. Then the "good friends" line up and pledge their services. "You ok?" "Call me, babe" "It's ok, I'm here for you if you need me!" Yes - that is what you need when you are having problems, but it only serves to frustrate me that grown adults aren't smart enough to realise that their own lives need to be private.
The only other thing that annoys me about Facebook, is the constant obsession for likes. Particularly on profile pictures. Some people have heaps of likes on theirs, which is fine. But I find it uncomfortable when there are a very large amount of comments that say things like, "You're so beautiful! <3". The person should go and thank each person who commented and say thanks. But if it has that many likes and comments, unless it is a genuinely lovely photograph, it really does suggest a concerning self-absorption on appearance. It feels very awkward. In some cases it's so blatantly obvious that it frustrates me to no end. You're not the "fairest of them all." Stop taking so many pictures of yourself that look the same.
But enough of my annoyances. I hope other people understand what I mean. I know if I find it that annoying I can stop using it, but generally I see more good than bad. Hope you're having good days.
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