8:30 am
Good morning Facebook. Let us see what comments I received for my photo album of fifty types of grasses.
What? No comments? Not a single “Like”? I tell you. These “friends” have no interest in photography or interesting subjects like grass.
Talking about interesting subjects, I bet folks will be really interested in this article on the decline of Inner Mongolia in today’s edition of New York Times. What a timely well-written piece! It is only 50 pages long. Let me post it on Facebook.
11:30 am
Here you go. Dan has posted an album of pigeons. Why does he think anyone gives a damn about pigeons? Who is going to look at them? Waste of electrons.
Also, I see an article about the fine art of Zen Buddhism posted by Alex. How long is it? Twenty pages? Where does he think I will get time to read a twenty-page article?
2:30 pm
It is already mid afternoon and not a single person has commented on the article on Inner Mongolia. I tell you no one cares what is going on in the world.
Oh, I see. Subhash is now in Bogota. Why does he think I give a crap regarding where he is? Besides, what is he doing in Bogota? May be he is involved with drug smuggling!
While we are on the subject of travel, let me post my daughter’s pictures---yes the ones where she is giving a lecture in the elementary school in Sudan. People will be so impressed with how well we have brought up our children.
5:30 pm
Not again. More pictures of Sam’s son singing in the school? Ok, I get it, he is talented, but how many pictures do I have to see?
No comments on my daughter’s pictures. No one cares. I bet no one has yet read the article I posted either. I give up.
But before I do that, I bet people will be interested in this album of my fifty pictures of icicles.
Facebook is like an open party with people more interested in telling their own stories than in listening to others. People respond if the topic is really unique and on top of their minds. Since you do not see and hear the body language of the others while talking, you often wrongly assume that others share your current interest. And no one responding may not mean they are NOT interested, but are in no mood to respond at the moment. .. Sharad
ReplyDeleteA small correction - Facebook is like an open party. Like in real parties you find most people are either talkers or listeners. Only a few are good at both and in giving feedback and creating a meaningful dialog.
ReplyDeleteDad, I feel like I have a particular insight on this issue because Facebook started when I had just graduated from college- so have seen the world with and without the lens of a FB addiction. On one hand, it made dating in NYC a lot easier (you can check if that cute guy is already taken! Or has an inordinate number of underage asian girls as friends!). On the other hand, it's a time sucker. However, I disagree that people don't care about interesting articles. I find amazing articles through my friends' posts, more than I would if left to my own celebrity-gossip obsessed devices. And I get to see all my friends' babies as they grow up all over the world! Anyone who posts asinine crap that I don't care to see, I block 'em. Simple as that. Also, I never went to Sudan. WTF?
ReplyDeleteIt is a tongue in cheek article, not to be taken seriously. However Sharad, and Ami, I agree with both of you. I am addicted to the damn thing and find lots of interesting stuff to look at and read about. I like Sharad's comment about "only a few are good at both..."
ReplyDeleteI think you have too much time at your hand. If you are addicted ti the FB. I know one person, who postes all the itmes such as "It is 12.59 PM and I can not get to sleep. I am getting up and fixing me a cup of warm milk with honey". I think I could have done without knowing her insomina.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I do like the aspect of FB where you can tell every one at one time that we have a new Grand Child or I broke my shoulder etc. (I remember writing those endless announcement cards when Lipi was born.
Like any think else, technology is wonderful, it depends on how you use it.
Bharat