Man is a social animal. It’s good to share thoughts, feelings
and opinions. One of the reasons why we bloggers can’t resist our itch to blog!
But my post today is dedicated to some men and women, for whom being social is
all about useless, baseless updates nobody is interested in. Yes, I am talking
about the hyperactive junta on social networking sites. I had been resisting
myself away from writing this one, but a trip to my good old Facebook provoked
me to blog it out.
We Indians love to network, and so when few years ago, Orkut
came to India, we rejoiced in excitement! Just like Hindi movie brothers
separated in Kumbh Mela, long lost friends got back in touch, thanks to Orkut.
One could share pics, scraps, have a cute little profile and could even have unlimited
sponsored praises from friends. That was not enough to satiate the appetite of
social networking hungry netizens. Then came Facebook (FB) – like a super
shakti avtar & started a revolution of apps. More benefits for free! Wow!
Like kids going for bigger piece of the cake, we went crazy with FB. I even
knew a friend’s daughter who made herself a little pouch to keep her
stationery, made a face on it and named it FB.
It was fun – one could play games, use apps along with the regular
Orkut features; until it came under the scanner of attention seeking junta. And
now I see FB updates driving us all crazy. And if have a smart phone with a FB
app, be prepared for the constant “ping ping”. The moment one reaches his/her
homepage, there’s a field mentioning “what’s on your mind”. Always proactive at
making their own assumptions, many people have taken it in the literal sense.
So, you have people posting even the minutest details – from their current
location to the stuff they are eating; almost like a dutiful child following
his mother. You can even trace them by following their FB updates.
Once in a while if you had something special, it would
interest us, but who would be interested in knowing what are you eating
everyday (along with a pic!). And if by God’s grace, a picture has come out
well, it has to be on FB even if it means bombarding your FB friends with
constant updates. I have even seeing
some teenagers competing for number of “likes” and followers.
I have a friend who updates everything from her present state
of mind to what she is doing etc etc…even if she or anyone in her family is
unwell, you can see the latest status on her FB page, along with a pic of
course!
Its good to share…but over sharing is annoying. I know someone
who posts the entire 100+ pics album whenever she goes for some trip, and then
asks “did u see the pics?” I feel like saying “Do I have nothing else to do in
life than seeing each and every pic of urs?” Then I realized a better way of
handling this – “the power of click”. Just go and like the entire album and you
will be spared the torture. Who cares if I actually saw or liked the pics.
I know FB lovers, including my 14 year old niece will hate me
for writing this post. But sorry people, I have no other option. I joined FB to
connect and share – but when the pressure of “likes” qualifies to be “unliked”,
my heart shouts “spare the torture”!!!
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nice read
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DeleteLovely post! I hate over-pestering people too! I mean u say you are on a trip and posting each and every second of what u are doing,it only means that u are really not enjoying the trip coz when one enjoys a trip he/she has no spare time to post every second!
ReplyDeleteYes Bushra! U have a very valid point. There is so much to see and explore on a trip than just updating.
ReplyDeleteGood one.
ReplyDeleteI so agree with you....
ReplyDeleteNice read.FB is good, but I don't know why people become addict to it.
ReplyDeletefb...the super shakti avatar with many other social networking sites tagging along!
ReplyDeleteBut then...web is what you make of it ! :)
I totally agree ..anything in excess is annoying .. Nice post :)
ReplyDeleteAgree! and fb has become more of a pain after all these sponsored pages have started, a complete turn off...
ReplyDeleteYa. so much of clutter now on FB!
DeleteFacebooking has reached a new level where people are now obsessively posting about their emotions and feelings and are pestering others to like it. That is why I have shifted to Quora, it makes more sense and is sufficiently educative though it is not exactly social networking.
ReplyDeleteYa. I too joined it. But all frendz are on Fb..:(
DeleteFacebook was intended to connect to people. But it has become a personal confession ground. We can find almost every detail in the posts. And when they tell to like their photo, I feel like, 'I will like if it like it. Someone does't have to tell me about what I like or not' And that's so annoying. And then there is endless stream of updates. How do these people do that? Probably, they eat,sleep,walk,talk,work with facebook on their handsets.
ReplyDeleteNicely written. And I totally agree with you.
Take Care and Keep Writing. :)
Thanks
DeleteI agree with you 100% like all above.FB has become very fickle & phony.
ReplyDeleteYep
Deletelol!! sooooooooooooo true!! Such attention seeking irritating ppl! ARGGHHH! I have contemplated deactivating my account countless times, but in the end of the day, I wana stay connected to the ppl who are far away, and whom I care about...
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Yep. Same here. At the end of the day, u dont wanna lose contact with good old frendz
DeleteAgree, it shouldn't be treated like a dumpster of all random thoughts...
ReplyDeletewill keep flying by for more, now that I discovered your amazing blog and well, sense of humor! :))
Thanks Canary! Welcome to my blog!
DeleteIt was an interesting post..thou I beg to differ as I feel people have right to share whatever they wish to.. You always have an unfriendly option with you if some seems annoying.. It a network created to express ...
ReplyDeleteFun and interesting read of the evolution of FB, the impact and adjustment to a different social interaction than blogger world only. The good part is, we can pick and chose how we want to interact on FB.
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