Ive been online for a quarter of a century, which is longer than some of the people on my friends list have been alive. So, I understand the differences between someone who existed before The Internet and someone who looks at the Internet like we look at the telephone (a ubiquitous, common communications technology). I dont bring a lot of my self to Facebook. It has its uses, but its just not something I feel I should really invest (emotionally, spiritually) in. For me, its not real. For younger folks, it is. For me, a random comment, especially an absurd or provocative comment, is meaningless. It carries no weight. Its in a moment, and usually forgotten soon afterward. I dont even care about arguments that happen here, because the last place Im going to put real mental effort into a debate is on some social network populated by people who dont know what THEY are talking about, much less what I am talking about (casting pearls before swine, dont ya know). My point is - Its a really bad idea to take me seriously on Facebook. If you want to have a serious conversation about real things, its going to be via private message at the least, and better still in person. Additionally, my random brain may say something that was intended as a joke, but which in the open air seems really fudged-up. This is because the comment is based upon things in my head that I forget nobody else actually knows... Other times, Ill just plain put my gigantic foot in my mouth. I can certainly be an annoying dick. But up yours, so can you. I will swat the haunches of your high-horse, mofos - so dont be acting like Im the only broken human being in the room. This post is motivated primarily by finding myself un-friended by someone for some remark I made that I cant even remember. The reply was that comment was creepy and pathetic - ? I wont act like thats impossible - but since Im only slightly pathetic and not really all that creepy, the odds are good it was a misinterpretation. Certainly, no one is obligated to remain my friend on Facebook - and this person in particular doesnt even know me. I think I met the fellow once a while back. I can dig it - if I get too abrasive and you just cant stand the thought of another of my irritating contributions to your newsfeed - you gotta do what you gotta do. I am inclined to believe, though, that youre probably better off lightening up and taking posts from old schooler curmudgeons like me with big grains of salt. You can also just tell me Hey - WTF, man? and sort out your beef with me. Its neither hard, nor scary - and its likely to make you feel much better than just un-friending me and never resolving the issue. Blah blah blah. I realize this post is self-contradictory. My bad.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:37:13 +0000
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