The ‘frankensteining’ of Facebook.

Facebook is a benevolent kinda online presence, don’t ya think? It’s helped us find old friends, reunite with lovers, maybe even discover a funky new fashion label... how truly fabulous.

But I think Facebook’s geek-rich parents have spawned a monster.

Somewhere along the line this breathtakingly successful social experiment went awry. The seemingly innocuous status updates – ‘Just had orgasmic slice of mud cake!’ - conceal the more warped tendencies of Facebook aficionados.

Aside from the motley crue of spammers, porn pushers and the inevitable egomaniacs with zillions of FB ‘friends’, the users that disturb me the most are those who hide behind the pixels and ‘unfriend’ you with the click of a mouse, on a whim, ‘cause they just don’t like you anymore. Oh the tragedy. 

These are the passive-agressives who get some perverse sense of (imagined) power by blocking people from their FB list.

What the hell is that about?

Where oh where did that sweet, old fashioned notion of airing differences in person go? Come back dear, unassuming conflict resolution muse, all is forgiven!

Oh well.

I guess Facebook – again, benevolently – made the option of ‘blocking’ or removing friends available for safety reasons; cyber stalking / bullying being all the rage among the pimply, wank-happy masses.

But really, how ironic that such a super popular social networking site can have such an anti-social function.

Well to all those FB unfrienders out there, you’re not big. You’re not clever. In fact, I can think of another word that begins with ‘c’ to describe you.

Coward.

So… a kind word to the ‘wounded’. If you’ve been unceremoniously dumped from a friend’s FB list, fret not sane one. This immature, uber cowardly action says more about them than it does about you.

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