Facebook is a dirty slut

I should start by saying that I hate facebook, and I’m not one of those people who hate all the new changes or gives a shit about who owns what photos. As a web/UI designer I actually think a lot of the changes (not all) were a good move, but the whole profile based social network model is just getting old to me. I guess I just don’t feel like I need another place on the internet to tell you about myself, I have a website for that. Now I know that most people don’t have their own websites, but for me I just don’t see the point anymore.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against the idea of establishing an online identity, I think that’s a great way to network and express yourself, but I just feel like having your blog, photo sharing, status, profile, etc. all in one place is diluting the purpose of each. Plus, I may like to be able to contact a given person, but that doesn’t mean I want to see updates of their status or photos. One thing I like about Twitter is that you’re never forced to follow someone you don’t care about. If someone is interested in me and wants to follow my feed, they can, but I’m not forced to be their “friend”.

So you’re probably just thinking to yourself, “shut up and cancel your Facebook account if you hate it so much”, and I’ve been tempted many a time, but Facebook is a dirty slut. Get this, the last screen you see when you go to cancel your account is a “say goodbye to…” page giving you the option to say goodbye to all your friends and loved ones. What kind of sick mind game is that? See they know that the only reason people can’t give up their account is because they don’t want to give up the connection to so many people they would otherwise never hear from again. I may not care that the kid I went to elementary school just got married, but it’s hard to sever all connection with them. Facebook is genius. I wonder how many people can really get past that page. It’s like Facebook is that slutty girl whose like “sure, you can walk out that door, but say goodbye to these”.

I guess it’s inevitable, Facebook and I will continue our unhealthy relationship like a loveless marriage. Who knows, maybe someday I’ll finally work up the strength to get up and walk out that door for good.