Hmmmm...Facebook, Yep, the girly (*ahem*) thing that I've made fun of in the past. That Facebook. Am I going to finally relent and get an account and *gulp* join the Facebook world? It's a tough decision for me to be honest. Do I really want to sacrifice my privacy for the sake of some possible future communications and conections with people I haven't seen or heard from in a while? Is it that important to do so beacuse of the sheer ease of setting up something like that? And I've been fine with my life and those I've stayed in contact with the past several years, why change things? It's not like I'm looking for something more than finding a few of my past friends, relatives and hearing what they've been up to. And here's a real plus: it's freakin' easy and with my wife's help, I'd be up and running in no time. But then more questions arise such as how much time do I really want to spend on this? Do I want to equate it with time spent on email? Is it going to seem like a freakin' hassle after a while? Will it be a complete and utter failure?
Well, I've been mulling it over with my wife (you) for a while and is it time to just bite the bullet and try? How freakin' rhymes with day is this really?? Wtf is this worth it? The wife (you) seems like she has a lot of fun on there playing games, but she also like to gab online with her family and friends - not too much, but it's daily. I know most of my younger relatives are on, I'm sure many of my comtemporaries, friends as well as relatives are on, and I bet there's quite a few of my elders that have accounts. It's just...I really value my privacy - it's a leap for me, believe me, to even write this blog. No wonder I haven't posted in months. I didn't have much to say, been kinda busy, don't see this as a true priority, etc. Anyway, to facebook or not to facebook. I've been thinkin'...
Sweetheart, I get the privacy thing. I really do. IMHO, you're waaaay overthinking this thing. Everyone uses FB in their own way. I'm on there daily b/c, well, I'm nosey and I like to see what's going on in my friends' lives. Use it as much, or as little, as you would like. Btw, I also know people who have no personal info on FB -- no pics, no nothing. They use it as an email replacement. Besides, if you end up hating FB just close your account. Easy peasy.
ReplyDeleteShe's right. It really is as public as you want it to be, so I wouldn't worry much about that.
ReplyDeleteGood parts: talking to people you completely forgot about, sharing pictures with everyone at once, seeing pictures of people who you remember as 10 years younger (and laughing at them), and relentless witty banter. Bad parts: there's a lull after the first few weeks of having friend requests every day where you no longer know what to do with yourself, you (whether you like it or now) constantly compare yourself to everyone on Facebook (they're ALWAYS on vacation, their house is bigger, they do such fun things, etc.), people can tag you in pictures where you think look like crap.
It's really a love hate thing. I was so excited when more and more people posted their pictures from my wedding weekend, and I never would have seen them all had it not been for Facebook, but over the summer when everyone was complaining about being at work, and I was unemployed, I hated them all.
Best of luck! And I'll friend you immediately.
Everyone is doing it. Isn't that reason enough? JK. But seriously, just because you have a fb account doesn't mean you are forced to reconnect with old friends and spend hours playing games. You can choose what kind of fb account you have. I like to share photos and links to funny videos, but I don't necessarily care to be friends with every person that was in my graduating class in HS. Bottom line...it's a great way to at least have those options available to you. ;)
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