Date: 2011-12-13 12:33 am (UTC)
Hmm, how to put it into words in a way that makes sense? :P

Part of what 'bothers' me is that I don't, personally, have a real need for it; it doesn't fill a very big function in my life. I have a journal where I can post longer (and more private) thoughts, and I have other outlets (Tumblr/Twitter) where I can post silly spur-of-the-moment stuff. Most events that get planned, I hear about in real life; most events, I hear about from the actual people; most of my "Facebook friends" are actually people from high school that I don't talk to nor do I, really, care much about. And that's fine - some people love it; to each his/her own. But there's this attitude among certain people that because I have a Facebook I should be checking it regularly, and that I should be getting news from it, and how dare I not read what they posted. Even my mum, just today, was asking my questions about whether I am Facebook friends with Random Person X, and I was like -- mom I do not really use Facebook. So it -- it doesn't bother me that other people love it and use it, but it does bother me when they expect me to revolve around it in the same way.

It also just kind of ... I find it really weird that the people "watching" me are this strange collection of people from high school I don't even KNOW anymore, people from real life, people from online life, people from work -- people who know a variety of different facets of me. I don't feel like talking to them as a whole - I like talking to individuals, but I don't like the "SAY SOMETHING WITTY TO YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE" thing. And I'm bad at it, too -- I have a bunch of the managers from work friended and I STILL drop F-Bombs on my Wall like an idiot. (I drop them at work too so no one should really be surprised, but still.) I just don't like the level of exposure. And yeah, I could fix it by making filters, or by defriending people -- but (a) that's work and (b) there's a kind of taboo to that, you know?, like you should be friends with all your old high school friends because one day you'll want to get in touch with them. I am just like, meh.

It just isn't my thing! And I think I'd have less issue with it if more of my friends allowed that to be "okay" rather than expecting it to be my thing because it is theirs. (Obviously this isn't a huge J-Squad thing, since many J-Squad members don't have or really use Facebook.)
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