Life Lessens

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Noise Pollution

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The Ostrich

ORIGINAL POST:

This is what the Lord says:

“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom

or the strong boast of their strength

or the rich boast of their riches,

but let the one who boasts boast about this:

that they have the understanding to know me,

that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness,

justice and righteousness on earth,

for in these I delight,”

declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Facebook lessens

I can't possibly be expected to believe you have a valid point if you can't bother to write it on a sign, have it photographed with "you" holding it, and then put on the internet.

The Feeling is Mutual

The Feeling is Mutual…

Just what if, we had to treat people in the cyber world like we treat people in the analog world?

I don't mean like flipping people off from the safety of our moving vehicles.

That would be more like all the passive aggressive comments and statuses we see all the time. So I guess in that sense we do.

OK, here's an example:

What  if Facebook, just like friend requests,  sent “unfriend” requests too? Just like friending, you could send your new “unfriend”  a message, and let them know why you have chosen said action.
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You are sending an unfriend request to: Person "B"

[ ] Personal

[ ] Not Personal

[x] Other

If "Other" please, explain:  Well, to be perfectly honest, we weren't that good of friends in real life, and I think if we're going to remain friends we should end this facebook thing.

[x] Personal Explanation 

(Click here to hide explanation on post.)

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Then they would have the opportunity to accept or decline...of course, since it's not a courtesy we often extend in our day to day relationships, you wouldn’t have to explain anything, you could just unfriend them.

They’d just be informed that you were doing so, instead of looking at the number of friends they have and noticing that the count went from 1,000 to 999, and thus their friend quota was not met.

Maybe they could even have the option to ask,”Why?“.
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Person "A" has decided to unfriend you. The Other option has been selected.


Explanation: Well, to be perfectly honest, we weren't that good of friends in real life, and I think if we're going to remain friends we should end this facebook thing.


Please select one of the following to respond:

[x] Mutually Agreed


[ ] Reluctantly Agreed


[ ] Agreed, with further explanation requested.


Response:   You're a jerk!

[ ] Personal Response 

(Click here to hide explanation on post.)
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I mean, since we’re apparently “friends” and all, that seems pretty fair, right?

Again, just like friending, Facebook could heighten the effect even more, by then posting on persons A & B’s walls,
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Person “A” has unfriended person “B”. 

This decision was: Mutually Agreed

Person "A" Explanation is:  Personal 

Person "B" Response is:  You're a jerk! 



Then person "C" could remark:





Person "C" says: That's probably a good thing. We were all sick of your angry banter back and forth cluttering up our walls and hijacking our posts..
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It certainly has is flaws, but it's just a what if.


Then again, maybe art is imitating life.
Maybe Facebook is just a reflection of real life, and that's why it allows us to slip away unnoticed, and without explanation.

So sad.

d(-_-)b

(Revised from original posting on July 2, 2010 )