Why is Facebook still around? Does anyone still use it? I got a Facebook when it was popular, and I went on it every day, and posted some things that looking back make me cringe at how stupid I was. And then it went through the post-every-photo-you've-ever-taken phase, and that's now just a painful reminder of the awkward years of middle school. And the comments are all spelled incorrectly and everyone thinks they're cool. And then it was a gaming site, for Farmville and Cityville and all sorts of Villes that your relatives would invite you to play. And now what is it? It's clearly been overtaken by Twitter and Tumblr, but it hangs on, still trying desperately to be new and interesting.
Not worth it Mark Zuckerberg. And can we talk about the fact that Facebook is constantly creating new updates that no one wants? Half of the updates on my phone are for Facebook. Every other month they change the set up of the website, which confuses all the users who were just getting used to the latest edition. Stop.
I know that it's used to keep in touch with people you don't see much. But isn't that what phones are for? If someone is important to me, I make an effort to text them. If I meet someone but they aren't that important, I friend them on Facebook. And if you think about it, Facebook is kind of like that friend. You have it, but you only check up on it once a week, if that often, and you don't really pay much attention. And the notifications you get on Facebook are always stupid. Usually they're from one friend who posts 8000 pictures of pointless things, like jokes that aren't particularly funny. And then there's the relative thing. Everyone has those relatives that you don't see often, and feel the need to stay in your life through Facebook. So if, on rare occasion, you happen to post a status on Facebook about getting into college, or winning a big game, or being in a show, these relatives feel the need to comment on it. Which is nice, but it's really all that happens on Facebook. If Mark Zuckerberg wants to create some social media site that's only for keeping in touch with family, I'd say it's not a bad idea. But Facebook has lived a long life, and it's time for it to retire.
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