These words will go down in history: ?Susan Mulla has requested to add you as a friend, but before we can do that, you must confirm that you are, in fact, friends with Susan.? If you?re ever lucky enough to receive an email saying that phrase, you best accept my friendship. If you don?t, how else can we read each other?s profiles every five seconds, or write inside jokes on each other's walls? I think we all know what I?m talking about here; it?s the Facebook
Some have said, ?Facebook is the worst social disease to hit college campuses nationwide,? and I would have to agree with that statement. So let?s take a deeper look into this new fad that has taken so many of us captive.Being a member of this cult following, I?ve realized that quite possibly the most crucial aspect of the Facebook is creating a flawless profile. Many of us are guilty of spending hours upon hours crafting our profile to ensure we come across as desirable to that special someone stumbling upon it. A flattering picture is the first step to the perfect profile. Next, your music interests have to be listed, but in all honesty it?s just an opportunity for people to pretend they are really eclectic with their music tastes. For example one might write: ?I?m totally into ?Death Cab for Cutie,? ?The Pussycat Dolls? and ?Yo-Yo Ma.?? You don?t have to try to impress people by listing every band you?ve ever heard of ? it?s pretty obvious you?re faking.
Then there is always the request for friendship from that old high school ?friend? who you actually never said a word to in high school. Maybe it was the person who laughed in your face when you asked them to prom, and now expects you to accept their friendship. Heck no. I say reject that ?friendship? and show them what they missed out on. Then, there?s that whole ?poking? deal. I will never forget the first time I was ?poked.? I just sat there at my computer dumbfounded, in awe of the words I saw in front of me: ?You have been poked, do you want to poke back?? I wasn?t sure if I should be flattered, offended or violated.
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