Facebook is a social networking site, it’s an extension of your social life, however there is a little twist. Unlike the real life social scene, there is no physical contact, no awkward introduction; it’s like you get to make friends passively. For an introvert like me it was heaven. Now I could compete on a level plane with the extroverts. I accepted anyone who requested to be my friend and I equally sent out loads of friend requests relishing every friend request confirmed. My friends list grew by leaps and bounds; I had turned into a social flower overnight.
But then my utopia hit a snag, I had inadvertently allowed strangers into my virtual space. Soon came the unwanted comments on my page, requests to join all sorts of groups and tags in all kinds of pictures. It seemed like there was a new surprise waiting on my page every day. I began to dread logging into my account and even considered closing my account. I could blame no one but myself, for as different as the virtual social scene is from the real thing, they have a lot in common. You still have friends who are always inappropriate, friends who are leeches, friends who can’t keep their mouths shut, friends who are annoyingly optimistic, friends who are opportunist etc.
I learnt my lesson the hard way; I painstakingly sifted through my friends list and got rid of most of my new friends. I am now a reformed ‘virtual extrovert’ keeping a healthy number of virtual friends. To those still in the popularity race I wish them well and I hope their fortunes are better than mine.
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