And This Is Why....

....I don't do Facebook anymore.  I found this Yahoo article stating that all Facebook users have to use Timeline.  Dude, do we need to go here again?  Yep, we do.

1.  Collecting "friends" on Facebook has become a lot like keeping up with the Jones'es.  So, instead of belonging to the Junior League or a Bridge Club, we now sit behind our computer screens and see what So & So had for dinner, where they had been, and a bunch of other minutia that I don't give a crap about.  Dude, break out the silver and china, put on a dress and invite your frinenemy over for coffee.  Verbally dancing around sensitive subjects and trying to out wit her politely will keep your mind in better shape than hiding behind your computer screen.

2.  My nephew is in college and taking and intro to Sociology course.  Apparently, and this is not first-hand info, he has to "friend" one of the women in his class, search her Facebook page and report to the class all of the embarrassing stuff he can find.  This works in reverse, too, as she is supposed to dig the good dirt on the nephew.  The point?  The professor wants to show that Facebook is dangerous.  F-ing Brilliant!

3.  Why would anyone want to be part of the program that is not consumer driven?  This is the 4th or 5th time that formats have changed that I know about.  Facebook changed formats at least three times the year and a half that I used the program.  Every change, everyone grumbled.  But we all accepted it!  There wasn't a mass exodus!  It was even justified by people saying that they "wanted to keep in touch." With who?   The neighbors?  People you kind of know but don't really like? (Ok, for those with close family far away, it is handy, but drop an email!  Text!  Write a letter!)  So, if I'm chatting with you in person, I don't want to hear you complain about the changes.  You're the consumer.  Leave.  Facebook can't sell ads if you're not on there to see them.  Cut their profits because money still talks the loudest.

4.  Leaving Facebook will affect you social calendar.  Yes, you might miss out on the big party.  But that's ok.  The cops read about it, showed up, and arrested people.


So yeah, I'm going to stick to blogging.  It just seems safer, because I know I'm putting this out there for everyone to read.