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I just hate it. I hate being in touch with people who I'd never talk to were it not for the convenience of Facebook, and being bombarded with their crap all the time. It's worse for me because I've been really addicted to it... I try so hard not to check it too much, but it always gets out of hand anyway. I even end up stalking people I've never even met! It's just the worst thing I've done with my time, and I've wasted soooooooooooooo much time on it. More than was apparent.
I don't like how everyone has to construct themselves an online persona on it so that other people won't judge them badly. No one ever lets their bad side show on FB... it's all so phony emo
I don't want 700 "fake friends" so that people won't think I'm a loner, I don't want people to wish me happy birthday or whatever if the only reason they remembered is because of facebook, and if I'm going to waste time doing something, I'd rather it not be checking Facebook.
Plus, I've seen all the documentaries and crap on the people who run the site, and can't say I'm a big fan of them or the way everything you do on Facebook belongs to them.
If a friendship requires Facebook to be maintained, then I'd say it's not worth it. I'd rather have my relationships based in real life if I can help it, though I make an exception for culties since I can't really see any of you anyway.
Sure, Facebook makes it more convenient to get organized and visit my friends who would still call me up or whatever if FB didn't exist, but that little bit of usefulness I get out of it really isn't worth it. [/essay]

Speaking of real life, I didn't know where "the east coast" was referring to when you said that Lucas (and maybe you) might move somewhere there, but I just looked it up and now I'm secretly hoping that it'll be Buffalo, NY even though that will like never happen. It would just be really cool to chill with you in real life sometimes redface
god i am so ninja at posting on gaia while at work

Whaat gonk

FaceBook does get a little life-consuming if you're not careful, and I agree, that some people can be pretty fake with it, because they wouldn't talk to you in person, but I think it's just an evolution of social interaction. I wouldn't remember anybody's birthday if not for Facebook. I know generally where some of my friend's birthdays are, but not all of them, and not specific dates.

I think the biggest issue for you is that you're making it up to be something that it is for some people, but it doesn't have to be for everybody. Facebook is a good way for me to keep in contact with my friends that have moved away or gone to college, and a nice way to provide links to things I think they would like or vice versa without having to wait for them to come back, or call them on the phone. It's a lot nicer for people that live in small towns and don't have many friends that still live in their town, like me, to keep talking to their friends. It's kind of like complaining that you don't like online gaming because it's online, you know? You don't need 700 friends, or to play Farmville and a bunch of other games. Facebook is only the monster you let it be.

I'm not sure, but I think he will be somewhere on the east side. I doubt it would be in New York, though. =(

Well then, we'll all be glad to know that my new USB mic is fabulous.

And I am not really all that bad at L4D, you guys really aren't that fair in your judgment of me on that because you're obsessed with the idea of me being bad at games. The numbers show that I really am about there with you guys most of the time, except, I dunno, when It's 3 AM, and I'm falling asleep and you juggernauts just keep chugging along, or when I'm a little distracted by all the nasty comments being made about me that wouldn't actually hurt my feelings if they weren't coming from people who are usually friendly with me.

But I guess winning in Left 4 Dead is a lot more important thanenjoying the company of friends. Yeah, I'm sorry; it was really inconsiderate of me not to try to relate. I guess I'm just a tad self-absorbed sometimes.

Every time I make a serious or blatantly passive aggressive statement I'm going to follow it up with a stupid post from now on. Not to diffuse the tension, because that won't really work, since things aren't funny when I say them.

Kegan, you're right. We have been mean to you. I've made a resolve to be more considerate to you too, but you make it hard when you keep doing all this passive aggressive stuff. Please, be more cool with us. I promise you that I'm trying.

ARE YOU A BEE? SERIOUSLY?!