As entertaining as Facebook can be, it can get annoying and feel like an information overload at times. This is especially true when you have friends who share, like and comment just a little too much.
Even without those friends, though, the new timeline and ticker features make so much information available that it’s borderline creepy.
I find myself checking my timeline on a regular basis to see what Facebook is telling people about me. I mean, yes, please Facebook…please tell people I’m single. Please tell them my last update was near West Monroe and that I recently used a particular app.
Facebook even goes as far as connecting the dots between people. It will tell you that Person A is now friends with Person B after attending a certain event. Whoa.
And let’s not forget about how you can view yours and Person A’s friendship with a complete account of every Facebook interaction between the two of you. From there, you can look at any friend’s friendship with any other mutual friend.
Surprisingly, Facebook hasn’t gone as far as telling a person when I delete them or telling all of the people I’m friends with when I delete someone else. If Facebook adds that feature to the mix, there is no telling what kind of drama will pop up.
As far as relationships, text your recently single friend if you want to know what happened. Don’t ask something that personal so the world can read the answer.
Every time I scroll through my newsfeed I’m reminded why I’ve cut back my Facebook use. It’s always filled with drama, complaints, too much personal information, humiliation and arguments. Almost everything on my newsfeed is ridiculous, and the last thing I want is to be that annoying person to someone else.
I’m not saying I’ve never been one of these people. I’m fully aware I have been, and I know it’s possible for me to fall back into the Facebook craze. Still, within the last few months, I’ve stayed off Facebook a lot more than I used to.
I would deactivate my Facebook account(which I’m sure you’re thinking I should as you’re reading), but Facebook is my only way to communicate with some people and has proven helpful in other ways. Besides that, I know if I deactivated my account, I would just reactivate it within time. It’s amazing that a social media website has that much power.
I know it’s all a matter of choice. If people post something controversial or change their relationship status, it’s kind of fair game. They’re just falling into the temptation of it all. Facebook can be addicting. We all know that.