I have a twitter account for some time now (thanks to Tetanus for introducing it to me) but the frequency of my tweets is, say, once a week? Or maybe twice if something REALLY interesting happens to me, like if I fall into a longkang or win the lottery. Actually if I win lottery, I will not tell others. What for right? Then they think I am rich.
Which brings me to wonder: how do others do it? I have friends who tweet every 5 seconds and update their Facebook status every 10 seconds - the 5 seconds difference is to account for them switching between the 2 applications. They update whenever they are happy, sad, excited, fed, drank, in the bus, in the car, in the train, at work, in bed, in the toilet… ok you get my drift.
Just the other week, I went to a concert with a friend. The next day, I saw on Facebook that she has updated her status a few times during that night – detailing what was happening and what she felt or not feel. I have to say I, on the other hand, felt really cheated. Firstly I was THERE with her. How come she never told me any of those feelings she had but felt the need to tell the rest of her few hundred friends on Facebook instead? Secondly, did she even have a good time? If she really did, wouldn’t she be too busy enjoying herself at the concert with me rather than update her Facebook status? What gives?!
Speaking of which, my sister signed up to Facebook recently (she’s a really late bloomer, that one) and told me that she’s shocked to discover how pathetic her friends are. She told me most of them write really lame things on their status such as “XXX is sad…. again” or “XXX wonders when it will all come to an end”. She is also disgusted at other people's obligatory reply to such comments, “Cheer up, hang in there, there will be rainbow after rain”
Frou: Er.. maybe they have something to say so they write something suggestive online to prompt you to ask them how they are?
Frou Sister: IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, CALL AND TELL ME LAH!
You see, that’s the problem. People don’t talk anymore. Heck, they don’t even talk to you when they are standing next to you at a concert. Maybe that’s what social networking is doing to all of us. We get to generally know what EVERYONE is doing or thinking or eating which in turn, removes our want to actually sit down to find out how each other is doing. What for when I can read everything about you from Facebook or Twitter.
Having said all that, I do really enjoy the connectivity I get from Facebook. I also admit I like to keypoh and see what everyone's doing online. And for the record, I write lame messages on my Facebook status as well. For example, my last status update was along the lines of “R.I.P Paul, sorry I have been calling you Frank all these while”. I got a few hilarious comments from my (lame) friends who said they think Paul is now grilled sotong or a private consultant to some rich tycoon.
I’m talking about Paul the octopus lah!
OK, scooting off… TGIF, good people!
Frou
3 comments:
people who post up statuses frequently lacks attention, in my opinion. they want, no. they need people within their social network to know what are they doing, where are they now, 5 mins ago, 1 hour ago, last week. they like to give opinion on things that does not affect them in any way whatsover so that they can project themselves as very knowledgable and opinionated.
this is textbook narcissism 101. i'm not generalising here but you can see the pattern. it's all about levels i think. the more they post up shit, the more narcissictic they are. and especially with pictures of them doing the cute japanese pose, those are right at the top of the ladder.
these social networks are just a medium to amplify the self-absorbed nature of their characteristics. but hey, who's judging.
*pose with cute japanese face*
my bitchiest and nastiest comments and thoughts are saved for face-to-face oral conversations or one-to-one emails. :p In that I tell the 'truth' and censor out the diplomatically correct ones for 'publication'. it's a minefield man. and many, don't get how dumb it can be. *rushes to tweet next update
shin: totally agree with you that the internet has really helped boost narcissism. Having said that, it gives me so much amusement to read what's going on. I guess it also boost "keypoh-ism'? hehe *flower pose back at ya!*
imp: You go girl! Good to know you give "it" to them in real life, as deserved. I hate it when people appare to be all 'garang' online but are meek lambs in person!
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