Social Media and so called "friends" rant

[PJ]

A couple of things you must know before reading this rant:

1- I don’t have a twitter or facebook account.

2- I generally believe they are a waste of time and ridiculously stupid, although I do have a widget which allows people who read my articles to link to their social media accounts (crazy double standard I know).

3- I have a handful of acquaintances and very FEW friends. I could care less about someone I once knew in high school or worked with, if they had a baby or went on vacation and posted pictures of it.

So let’s go. Does someone having a social media account and all of those fake friends mean they are a better person than me? Hardly. As stated there are people I’ve once worked with or knew, and I could honestly care less about what is going on in their life. Does that make me a bad person? Nope. Does the person with a social media account who hits “like” and takes 10 seconds to comment on some stupid picture while standing in line at Charbucks make them a better friend? Laughable.

This is the ridiculousness of it all. These social media-ites purport to have friends. What is the definition of a true friend?

– Would you lend them $100 without question and never ask for it back?

– Would you sacrifice a weekend to help them move?

– Would you let them stay at your home for days or weeks without getting pissed off?

– Would you call off of work in order to be with them in a time of need?

– Would you sell something of yours in order to raise money to support a cause of theirs?

– Would you give them the key to your home, car without question?

– Do you have more in common with them than the period in life you spent interacting with them?

To me the above definitions fit that of a friend. Not some garbage social media acquaintance who one shares pictures and witty comments with. People come and people go in life, doesn’t mean I need to keep tabs on them or share my current situation with them. In short, not true friends and as such…oh well.

FWIW, I don’t keep tabs on relatives outside of immediate family either.

rant over

[Capt. Mac.]

PJ…

Would you be my friend?

( I could use 100 bucks and I may be moving to “The Bonnie Jean” soon.)

Its all crap. Madison Ave. tells us we need “likes” How cool you will be if you can text 24/7

Now I have to admit, that from a business stand point, some social media might make for good free advertising. But on a personal level? I have over 5,000 past students, a few friends and family. They all have my email.

GOOD post

CM

[Capt. Mac.]

Opppssss…. Almost forgot.

I hope all the Tweet-ists and Facers have a barn full of carrier pigeons. They will need them post SHTF.

CM

[Echo5Charlie]

That’s hilarious… Pigeons post shtf. That’s the original tweet right.

I don’t think all those social media websites are for keeping up with friends. It’s more about the whole “look at me!”

[Capt. Mac.]

Well… Echo… Thank You.
Now that I think about what you just said.
It may be “Look at me in “this time frame”

My parents thought electric Rock&Roll was the devil reincarnate. I think Rap music is about time the same.

In my day; if you wanted to get noticed, you beat the S*** out of some one, was a sports jock, or ate 2 hits of LSD on the way to school. I wonder what my great-grand father (immigrant from Prussia) would have thought of Elvis or face book?

TO PJ………..So folks post pictures now to get noticed. . The worst part is they don’t have be healthy (or drug resistant). Just thumb enriched.

As I tried to state above. Its Madison Ave. that I despise the most. Each year they tell me what I MUST want. This year its TWITFACE. I shutter to think of the marrow.

I’ll keep my pigeons. TYVM.

CM

PS….. I never have beat the S*** out of anyone, and am/was Jock and Drug-less.

[J]

PJ,

Preaching to the choir on this one. I have a pathological hatred of social media, myself.

[Capt. Mac.]

Note to self……………….. “J” is pathological hater

(god i am sorry J…………… Just couldn’t pas that up.. The devil made me do it)

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