if you were on facebook, we would be better friends, and yes it is a numbers game. stop being such a luddite and get back on facebook or i will smack your face off of your face!
paix.
ZG.
Ryan Brun
Imagine how many more people could have read this post if it showed up in their newsfeed! I do agree with your point about slacktivism however, of which in my mind, the danger is that it creates a sense of accomplishment and as a result ultimately disincentivizes tangible activism.
Karl
I notice that you still have a link to your old FB profile in the footer. You might want to fix that.
Otherwise, I agree with a lot of your reasoning, and while I have been considering the deletion of my FB for a long time I have not because of friends I made overseas. I think that contacting them on FB would make them more likely to remember me than email or whatnot.
http://puneetsinghbio.wordpress.com puneet singh
Cool post! I second it!
Allison
Please don’t listen to the facebook supporters. Perhaps they are too addicted to realize that they are among the herd of sheep. What I’ve noticed personally is a lot of facebookers become addicted, self absorbed and use facebook as a type of validation for their existence. It makes me question their self-esteem and self-image when they post daily about what they are doing, eating, and brag about how many « friends » they have. I can’t stand it when people say « It keeps me in touch with my friends from other countries, and people from years ago that I lost touch with » Really? Because I personally don’t want to know the person in 5th grade who I never talked to and don’t talk to now. I also realize if I meet you in another country I’d rather email you for updates instead of facebook so that when when we catch up we can actually engage instead of me already knowing every mundane detail of your life. Seriously, every friend I’ve had on facebook is addicted and won’t admit it. They spend more time on the computer then going out and doing stuff. They think everyone needs to know every detail of their life and brag about everything. My friends became narcissistic. If I’m to date someone and I find they’re big into facebook the red flag goes up, sorry.