The sky is not falling, but it certainly feels that way every time Facebook gets it in their head that we need changes to make our lives "better" or something. It's always interesting to me to see the reactions people have when there are Facebook changes. Most people flip out. Then there are the cocky people on the sidelines who mock the people who flip out. I personally can see it both ways. Change is scary and scary usually = bad. However, the inevitable changes shouldn't be a big deal. Facebook is not the world. Remember outside? You know, it's the place where your mother sent you to go play when you were little. I realize that most of us are stuck in class/work all day and the opportunities to do fun things are small, but just because Facebook has games does not mean that it's fun. There are so many places online that you can use for entertainment if you're bored at work.
On the flipside, I do understand the concerns that people have about their privacy. With the privacy settings changing every other week (or so it seems) and with a growing number of people using Facebook, what used to be shared with just our college friends is now more likely to be accidentally found by anyone. Especially for those of us who have been on Facebook since we started college 6-7 years ago, the majority of our adult lives has been chronicled on Facebook. Let's be real. There's a lot that happens in college that we might not want everyone in the world to accidentally stumble upon because Facebook changed their privacy settings and some tiny check box in your settings automatically set itself to be unchecked.
So, is the sky falling? Not really. Do you have to love Facebook? Definitely not. I think the best way to look at this whole situation is to realize that moderation is key. Updating your status every hour probably isn't necessary... or healthy.
I do wonder what goes on at Facebook on the days that they roll out changes. I like to imagine a bunch of guys wearing zip-up hoodies sitting around chuckling at all of us plebeians of the world freaking out over something that probably doesn't have much of an effect on our lives in the long run. In the meantime Tom from Myspace is crying into his cat's fur while doing shots of gin... or at least that's what I think, but I have a very active imagination.
*Note* I realize the irony in me posting a link to this on my Facebook page, but let's be real. I have 800some Facebook friends thanks to being in two different marching bands and chaperoning trips for exchange students for three years. My Twitter and Google+ accounts have about 100 people each. You do the math.
EDIT: Turns out that the sky might be falling after all. I blame Facebook.
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