I’ve been seeing a lot of articles recently about Facebook and all the bad things about it. These same authors complain about “notes” and “updates” and how much they really dislike reading about others every day life and how much it is a time waster. Of course there is the anti-super poke groups and the other complainers about how “old folk” having taken over. So I thought I would take the time to add my 2 cents.
I’m the first to admit that I am one of those “old folks” who is addicted to my Facebook. I love everything about it from one too many applications to the minute by minute updates from my friends. I find that I can’t go a day with out checking on my crops on the Farm Town application or looking for the much needed rare item in Scavenger Hunt. More importantly I feel like I’ve gotten to know some of my long lost friends more then I would by just spending a few minutes here and there on the phone. By taking a look into the “secretly life” of others I get a really good understand of who they are. And to be honest I really do take the time to read almost all of my 115 friends updates and any notes they take the time to write on their pages. Through these little moments I find myself comparing myself to everyone and enjoying seeing how much some of us have in common.
Life is so busy and serious as an adult it’s nice to have somewhere I can get away and be silly. Almost like a 15 minute mini vacation a few times a day just to keep sane. So to those that hate the silliness of Facebook, that is fine but for me, I’ll just keep poking my friends and look forward to that next piece of flair they send me. So Happy Poking!
