"You sound to me as though you don't believe in free will," said Billy Pilgrim. "If I hadn't spent so much time studying Earthlings," said the Tralfamadorian, "I wouldn't have any idea what was meant by free will. I've visited 31 inhabited planets in the universe...Only on Earth is there any talk of free will." -- K. Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

Thursday, June 24, 2004

What has Friendster done for you lately?

Okay, so I resisted Friendster in the beginning. Of course it didn’t take me too long to realize the countless hours of work time that could be occupied by Friendster related activities. I put up my profile, collected my friends, added some that I hadn’t been in touch with for ages. But the true joy of Friendster has only come to me recently: deleting friends. It’s like technological murder! There are no guns, knives, poison or blood – just a "delete friend" button. The Friendster gods even give you a chance to change your mind by asking "Are you sure you want to delete [bad person] as your Friendster?" Hitting that "yes" button is akin to pulling the trigger on a long awaited end of friendship gun. I recently cleaned out 7 or 8 people, and it felt so good. An ex-boyfriend, his friends I never liked, a few other random people I don’t know too well. I will never have to see their little Friendster pictures again! I will no longer be acquainted with their relationship status, interests, or favorite books. Collecting large numbers of friends means nothing to me – I am no Friendster whore!

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