You know the song, "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands..." Well, the 21st century version must go something like, "If you're happy and you know it, Facebook it." Or tweet it, whatever. I don't personally do the twitter bug, so I can only speak of the Facebook community - or as my computer illiterate mom calls it, "spacebook."
Maybe it's just the curmudgeon in me, or maybe I'm just having a particularly bad day, but it really pisses me off when people feel the need to write about how happy they are on their Facebook status: "Life is AH-MAZING!" Bleck. "Going to the pool - on a Wednesday! Life is good." Barf. "Got flowers at work today! I love my boyfriend!" Double barf.
Come on, people - if your life is that flipping amazing, why are you wasting your time telling us schmucks about it on Facebook? All your old high school friends you haven't talked to in a decade, ELEMENTARY school friends you haven't talked to in multiple decades, random dudes you've met at bars, etc...? A) what do they care? and B) what do YOU care? As in, why do you care to inform them of your delighted "status?" Or any status for that matter. And, I must say - what's even more disgusting than you writing about your supposed cheeriness is that I AM READING ABOUT IT. I disgust myself. I really do.
I just wonder though, are you really happy? I mean, REALLY. HAPPY. Or does the need to contaminate my status feed with your potentially artificial and bogus positivity stem from a desire to cover-up that which is less than perfect, or even that which is a complete mess?
When I have a wonderful day, the last thing I think about is getting on Facebook and sharing it with all my so-called "friends." I'm too busy having a wonderful day.
So, if you're happy and you know it, keep it to yourself. Or just clap your hands, like they did in the good ol' days.
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