Where do you draw the line between virtual and real?
What happens in the virtual world certainly has consequences in the real world. Since the beginning of all these new ways of communication, this line has become harder to draw, and this might be an issue. What you wouldn’t do IRL, you might not find inappropriate in virtual life. But what is the difference when everything has consequences?
Facebook is like a huge gossip magazine containing the latest news from your innumerable “friends”. Friends like the guy in high-school you never talked to, but borrowed pencils from. Friends like your colleague’s boyfriend’s little sister. Or your old math teacher. But of course there are the real friends as well. Pardon my cynicism. Anyway, all these connections with “friends” really puzzle me. Why on earth would you like to see pics of your “friends” having a dinner party? “Friends” drinking a glass of red wine? “Friends” posing with ice-cream in their hands?
Facebook is rather creepy. Just found this vid on YouTube… this shows how weird these friendships are. *POKE*
I need to spend more time in YouTube. That was funny! Now I need to check my facebook…
Hahaha! I just love that clip from YouTube. That really illustrates what I think of Facebook.
Keep on writing your amusing blog posts!
(Dino is on vacation…)
Don’t mind me, just contributing to the downfall of facebook
http://www.rocket.ly/home/2010/4/26/top-ten-reasons-you-should-quit-facebook.html
Just discovered Dispora*, looks like a cool attempt to making it easier to keep and maintain your virtual friends: http://joindiaspora.com/project.html