You know it amazes me about the whole social networking phenomenon is people’s incessant need to have as many “friends” as possible to prove to others that they’re “popular.” Like I have a family member who has over 1500 friends. Could she really pick these people out of a lineup? I mean if they’re supposed to be friends, then she should know each and every one of their faces in detail, right? What amuses me the most is the whole high school social acceptance thing. People who have been out of school for a decade or more that add people that they genuinely did not like in high school or didn’t hang out with. I know several people on both Facebook and Myspace who add anyone and everyone in high school because they asked. I saw a friend add someone who I distinctly remember she called a “skanky, lying bitch” but now they’re buddies after having not seen nor spoken to each other since high school. How does this make sense?? I mean these people have access to your pictures, your private thoughts, your likes and dislikes and you’re essentially opening yourself up to be judged by these people all over again. Would I want a skanky, lying bitch having access to that stuff? NO! I can’t count how many times I’ve seen people added as friends and then those people never write a word on the person’s wall/page. Yeah, because they don’t KNOW you and they don’t care enough about you to do so! Get the hint. They added you because they were too nice to say no or ignore you.
Maybe the man and I take the whole thing too seriously but we add people that we actually consider friends…gasp! The concept!? I may sound like some uber dweeb that was rejected by all of the social groups and is bitter or something but I’m not. I was a “neutral.” I knew people in every social clique- cheerleaders, jocks, nerds, hoods, drama, goth and of course the neutrals I hung out with. But honestly, I could count on one hand how many people I actually would care to know anything about from high school to catch up with in an email but add them as a friend, no thanks. I just don’t see the point in reconnecting with people who never sought me out up to that point so that they can add to their friend count. So my friend count will remain just under 30 and I’m fine with that. I don’t need to add the cashier from the grocery store, a dude I met at a party, a friend of a friend of a guy I had a crush on in 5th grade or the security guard at the front gate to make myself feel more important. My circle of true friends has always been intimate and my friend count will reflect that on my social networking pages. If that makes me unpopular, so be it but I’d rather be real than trying to fool myself into thinking all 1000 people on my page actually gave a squirt of wee about me. Think about it and if need be, weed your social networking garden.
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