Facebook: Likes and Dislikes

After hearing about it for a year or two, I decided to take the plunge and create a profile for myself on Facebook. You can “Google” it if you are still unaware of what it is… I don’t want to take the time to explain it

But what I do want to do is explain what I love about it… and what I don’t…

Like…

1.  Reconnecting with cousins, childhood best friends, high school classmates, college classmates

This has been awesome and has genuinely filled my heart with so many great memories with these special people.  I haven’t seen some of these people in decades- and probably wouldn’t without FB!

2.  Learning about the lives of church people on Facebook…

This seems so impersonal to some people, but it is just a reality in today’s world.  We are multi-taskers!  We eat dinner on the couch, with a laptop beside us, checking Facebook while also watching the evening news.   But I have learned some valuable information on the “flock” of DCC because of updates they post.

3.  I can see photos of all these people that I would not otherwise see…

Again, this is aided greatly by technology. I love seeing updated photos of cousins, childhood friends, classmates and family. 

Dislikes…

1.  People arguing about sports, politics or family issues on FB…

I mean, really, couldn’t you pick up the phone or use some other old-fashioned communication tool like email?

2.  Too much information…

Watching people post different updates every other day about their relationship status… “So-and-so went from being ‘in a relationship’ to being ’single’… or posting your mood every two hours… good grief, take some pills for that!

3.  Too little discretion…

I think people forget the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words.  And sometimes those pictures scream, “look at me trying to fit in with the friends-of-the-week.”  ”look at these pictures that I’ll regret posting a year from now.”

Okay, I’m done.