For the past few years, I have had a Facebook profile. This profile has allowed my to connect with my friends via the chat function on the site. A profile that has let me keep up with my high school classmates. This ability to keep up with those people is what really attracted me to the site and inspired me to create a profile.
The major problem with my Facebook profile is that every time I log on my news feed is filled with people just complaining about how their day went so wrong and how their life is so bad. This is the part of Facebook that annoys me to no end. I am by no means a public person and prefer to keep my emotions inside instead of taking to the internet to vent all my frustrations. This is what really puts me off with Facebook but at the same time is nice to know that at any time when life is too frustrating that I can just let it out on Facebook. That's the best part of the Facebook Experience.
I agree with the newsfeed frustration. I used to get really annoyed when peoples statuses were always song lyrics or quotes or, like you said, complaints, instead of just saying what they're up to, what's exciting in their lives, etc. But I suppose it's a way for people to express themselves without flat out saying how they feel - put up sad lyrics instead.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how people choose to use Facebook, whether they tend to post more, observe more, or in general interact more.