Facebook Thoughts

[aardwolf]

I have to admit that I was a little bit late to the Facebook game (and VERY late to the Twitter game)... I kind of like how Facebook lets me get to know people (albeit superficially) that I wouldn't have ever known. It helps me to recognize people at my church that I wouldn't necessarily have known without it. It is however starting to annoy me a

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[chestnutcurls]

Yeah, I agree with a lot of this. I often feel overwhelmed and pressured by online stuff - LJ, blogs, FB, and Twitter. I have filters set up on FB for family, close friends, and church friends, and those are the only ones I try to stay current with. Everything else on FB I look at on a less-consistent basis. I haven't created a Google+ account because the thought of having to keep up with ONE MORE THING causes major anxiety.

[moredetails]

Great thoughts.

I think you are right about how Facebook can help us (I say as a people, since I don't actually use it :P) get to know people in our life a bit more, such as fellow church members. However, I also think people use the excuse that it helps get them in touch with people, but I don't necessarily agree that we need to be in touch with so many people.

I mean, sure, that's fun that you located your old babysitter from a six-month period when you were 5, but who says we have to be in touch with EVERYONE? :P People act like it's always positive to reconnect with people from the past (and it can be!), when I think it can often be negative and force us to never give proper attention to anyone because we're pulled in so many directions.