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5 weeks ago today, I had my daughter and have, since then, become a breastfeeding mother, waking up in the middle of the night to feed my ravenous offspring. I decided I didn't like falling asleep while holding a small child so now I sit with my iPad and play games and yes, scroll through Facebook. It keeps me awake. Sue me.
A friend of mine recently linked this article on facebook: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/kolumnister/carinabergfeldt/article17047660.ab The translation is basically "No one gets miscarriages on Facebook" She linked it with a long status about how she just had a miscarriage. You don't see that on Facebook. On Facebook, you only see the positive side of everyone's life. I have 497 Facebook friends, some who I know well, others who I may have only met once. Why do they bother with me? Why do I bother with them? Because it's fun. People don't really need to see the picture of your amazing dinner at that new cool restaurant or that you went to Iceland or that your child just pooped. However, if you want to share, go for it.
I just went through my wall on Facebook and these are the most recent four posts:
On my News feed, the first four posts are:
From this, we can surmise that Facebook is for:
Do people really need to read about these things? Perhaps not. Do I, and thousands of others enjoy writing about it? Yes. If you think my post randomly complaining about a TV show or that other guy's statement about the World Cup is not worth reading, don't read it. Facebook is not a place for intelligent conversation. In fact, whenever anyone goes into something serious on my page, I delete it. You are of course welcome to post your opinions and game invitations on your wall. I won't judge you. (I will judge you and probably not read what you have to say if you use bad grammar, spelling or punctuation.) Facebook is a place to relax, to say random things and share pictures of your food. If you don't like that, you can always leave Facebook or block the person or app.
Thank you for visiting the State of the Internet. I hope you enjoyed your stay.
5 weeks ago today, I had my daughter and have, since then, become a breastfeeding mother, waking up in the middle of the night to feed my ravenous offspring. I decided I didn't like falling asleep while holding a small child so now I sit with my iPad and play games and yes, scroll through Facebook. It keeps me awake. Sue me.
A friend of mine recently linked this article on facebook: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/kolumnister/carinabergfeldt/article17047660.ab The translation is basically "No one gets miscarriages on Facebook" She linked it with a long status about how she just had a miscarriage. You don't see that on Facebook. On Facebook, you only see the positive side of everyone's life. I have 497 Facebook friends, some who I know well, others who I may have only met once. Why do they bother with me? Why do I bother with them? Because it's fun. People don't really need to see the picture of your amazing dinner at that new cool restaurant or that you went to Iceland or that your child just pooped. However, if you want to share, go for it.
I just went through my wall on Facebook and these are the most recent four posts:
- This link about being a teacher: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-greene/the-hardest-part-teaching_b_5554448.html
- This song with the same name as my daughter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-bU2asqwZg
- The same song in the original Spanish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCEvCXuglqo
- The status update: "RIP Kaz" which refers to my 18 year old cat that just died back home in Australia
On my News feed, the first four posts are:
- A 'The Fox' parody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_R8XrehV9w
- This status update: "I'm learning that backpacking is really just an excuse to let personal hygiene slip and drink/eat whenever the mood strikes. I like it."
- A picture of a child's drawing with an explanation that he is planning a party.
- A commercial for 3 Sweden courtesy of someone I know liking it
From this, we can surmise that Facebook is for:
- Sharing your opinions
- Talking- and bragging- about your children and how you have friends
- Mourning loved ones publicly
- Showing your interest in different commercial products
- Showing what pop culture influences you
- Saying ironic things about what you are doing while at the same time talking about how great your Summer break is.
Do people really need to read about these things? Perhaps not. Do I, and thousands of others enjoy writing about it? Yes. If you think my post randomly complaining about a TV show or that other guy's statement about the World Cup is not worth reading, don't read it. Facebook is not a place for intelligent conversation. In fact, whenever anyone goes into something serious on my page, I delete it. You are of course welcome to post your opinions and game invitations on your wall. I won't judge you. (I will judge you and probably not read what you have to say if you use bad grammar, spelling or punctuation.) Facebook is a place to relax, to say random things and share pictures of your food. If you don't like that, you can always leave Facebook or block the person or app.
Thank you for visiting the State of the Internet. I hope you enjoyed your stay.