John Y’s Musings from the Middle: Facebook

It’s not enough for Mark Zuckerberg to take over our lives with FB. Now he wants to play God and tell us who we can and can’t be friends with.

Facebook just told me I’m about to max out on “friends” and they soon won’t allow me to make any new “friends” unless I delete a current friend to make room for the new one.

Wow!

Really, Mark?

Think of the confusing issues you will now force people to deal with.

Can I still make friends outside of Facebook?

If so, will they feel less of a “friend” since they can’t be a FB friend too?

Is there a name for these new FB-friendless friends?

Are there tips on how to navigate these relationships so these “friends” with asterisks, so to speak, don’t feel further marginalized?

Is it insulting to introduce non-FB friends to other non-FB friends bc their non-FB friend status gives them something in common?

Are non-FB friend friends less demanding on us?

Can we use the ” FB max out” excuse to avoid making a new non-FB friend we are uncertain about?

If I delete a current FB friend to make room for a new non-FB friend I’ll like better, what kind of fall out can be expected?

If I’m wrong and the new non-FB friend is a disappointment, can I switch back without the old deleted FB friend knowing?

How do I delete Tom, the guy in a white shirt who was my first and an automatic friend for all FB new users? I don’t even know who he is! Oh wait, that was MySpace.

Maybe my new excess friends can meet on MySpace. But how do I explain Tom to them?

C’mon, Mark! Making friends virtually shouldn’t be this hard. Maybe those guys in the movie Social Network who claimed you stole their idea know some ways to have more friends on FB. Unless you really are that much smarter and can figure it out first.

(That was mean for me to say….but not as mean as you forcing me to tell people they can’t be my friend “just because.”)