Online community sites, particularly Facebook, is what I believe, nothing but just a mess of time. The extract below describes 10 good reasons why I feel so.
With the advent of online community sites, Facebook has been amongst the most popular haven for online relationship developers. With the same intent, I too, tried to find some space for my self for satiating my communal relationship development needs. But sooner, I discovered that it was nothing worthwhile succumbing to such a website. Amongst those bothering stuff I felt wrenched is what I am about to discuss.
- Poking
People, for no reason find it amusing to bother by “poking” people on their friends list. Perhaps expecting the same in return.
- “Happy Birthday” Notifications
With an online database that can handle your friends’ birthday dates and profiles, it becomes more convenient to bother people with their Happy Birthday Notifications. So if you have around 200 friends, that means somewhat 200 notifications in return. Worst is responding to all of them.
- Comparing People
I have just one question. Is it necessary to compare people, and then grade them as per your kinship.
- Chatting
Sounds obnoxious, but is it pretty necessary to bother people out of nothing while you may be working over something serious.
- Free FB Gifts
What if you get a notification that says. “Hey, your friend has just sent you a candy!”. Now, can somebody define what am I supposed to do with it?
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No Age Limit
Too many people on Facebook, with a big diversity of ages. I believe there should be some age limit.
- Event/Group Invites
Errr… when everything else seems resistible, how about a friend notifying you to join some radical, crappy group like “Young Snowball Fight Group”, when you can only dream that your city might get some chill winds some day.
- Awkward Video Comments
I have had a phobia of people posting erratic comments over your video. Ain’t that too embarrassing?
- Friend Details:
Now that we have to mention how are we related to someone whom we are adding as a friend. Darn! Do you really care..?
- Privacy
Last, but not certainly not the least. Why the hell does somebody, who doesn’t even have a direct relationship with me, need to be notified about a photo/video or a link with which he has nothing to do, except exploit my privacy?
So this is me, and this what made me quit Facebook. Do you agree?
August 10th, 2009 at 4:05 am
I guess I don’t agree with the age limit comment. The whole idea of social sites like this is to be all-inclusive. I do, however, feel like maybe a sub-site, or some other way to differentiate between demographics might be a logical workaround.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Now thats being a bit ironical. When you yourself agree that such sites are meant to be “all inclusive”, then why should one leash it with demographics. People of the post generation Y are supposed to be homogeneous in most perspectives all round the world. Hence, again, its age that matters, and puts barriers to free socialization.
August 11th, 2009 at 4:36 am
So true!
September 20th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Mustaali Aftab your a genius with words. Facebook has lost the charm it used to have.. Gosh I cant recall when was the last time I spent time skimming through my fb account..
good work boy!
cheers!!
November 7th, 2009 at 4:32 am
Thanx honey!