Facebook Swill
Though irksome in their own ways, I'm not talking about the endless pictures of ordinary meals accompanied by the word "Yummy!". I'm not talking about the sonograms or the baby bumps, or the effusive happy birthdays (!!) from the proud parents of the baby Jaxs of this world. I'm not talking about the shrine to the self, or the propagandist distortions--Jax can't read and your life can't be that perfect.
What I'm talking about are those fucking Facebook memes that get shared incessantly by a vexingly high percentage of my "friends". The worst ones are religious, or at least have a character named God in them. These are so moronic that a theist with even a modicum of sophistication would have to cringe after laying eyes on one. Within the last couple of weeks an actual friend of mine (a doctor who, as far as I know, is nothing more than culturally Christian and attends only one mass a year at Christmas) shared a gem that went something like, "Say this: God I love you and I need you. Now, share this and all your dreams will come true. Ignore and all will go wrong." I responded by asking if Yahweh would be sparing those without internet access. The next morning, my friend's post had been deleted. Thank god.
From this morning:
^The above picture implores you to "share" and "money will come your way".
And no morning would be complete without something like this:
What I'm talking about are those fucking Facebook memes that get shared incessantly by a vexingly high percentage of my "friends". The worst ones are religious, or at least have a character named God in them. These are so moronic that a theist with even a modicum of sophistication would have to cringe after laying eyes on one. Within the last couple of weeks an actual friend of mine (a doctor who, as far as I know, is nothing more than culturally Christian and attends only one mass a year at Christmas) shared a gem that went something like, "Say this: God I love you and I need you. Now, share this and all your dreams will come true. Ignore and all will go wrong." I responded by asking if Yahweh would be sparing those without internet access. The next morning, my friend's post had been deleted. Thank god.
From this morning:
^The above picture implores you to "share" and "money will come your way".
And no morning would be complete without something like this:
There's only one rule in street and bar fights: maximum violence, instantly. (Martin Amis, "Money")
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I can only suggest you change your friends? Dunno, I never get stuff like this. I think perhaps we're more cynical over here...
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Can't. They might take it as confirmation that God exists:Ros wrote:I can only suggest you change your friends?
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Oh, well, can't really fight God.
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Are you sure that yor friend actually posted it, Travis?
It sounds like some kind of spam/virus/account hijack/ to me.
It sounds like some kind of spam/virus/account hijack/ to me.
Instead of just sitting on the fence - why not stand in the middle of the road?
Ain't that the truth.Ros wrote: Oh, well, can't really fight God.
Quite sure.twoleftfeet wrote: Are you sure that yor friend actually posted it, Travis?
Nah. It's just a certain kind of person (or people, in my case) sharing a certain kind of garbage.twoleftfeet wrote: It sounds like some kind of spam/virus/account hijack/ to me.
There's only one rule in street and bar fights: maximum violence, instantly. (Martin Amis, "Money")
Well, I'm not one to stand up and fight for the right to facebook, but I do get some enjoyment out of it. But...
I wonder if you just need to meet MY facebook God:
https://www.facebook.com/TheGoodLordAbove?fref=ts
I wonder if you just need to meet MY facebook God:
https://www.facebook.com/TheGoodLordAbove?fref=ts
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Now you're just spreading the shit Travis.
Going as a mod this Halloween, huh?
The Picard pic is probably one meme too far, sure. But the six fish getting fried is a fitting response considering the thread we're in.
The Picard pic is probably one meme too far, sure. But the six fish getting fried is a fitting response considering the thread we're in.
There's only one rule in street and bar fights: maximum violence, instantly. (Martin Amis, "Money")