Facebook stalking – is there really such a thing?

So, I am a Facebook stalker.  I was unaware that when you accepted my FB friend request I was not to poke around your wall and dig through all your particulars.  I am kind of an old fogey but I was kind of thinking that was the purpose of the place, seems I am mistaken. 

The thing is, I am completely open about it.  In most circumstances I leave a note on the person’s wall I was digging around in the façade of their lives.  It seems weird that some folks watch it so closely; I know several of my friends who use an app to see who was there.  To me, that seems like paranoia.  The definition typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself.  The thing is, WHY put things on Facebook that would ever make you feel that way.  Seems you have to be dumber than a bag of old rusty hammers if you put things on FB that you don’t want other people to see – the term dumbass comes to mind actually. 

Come on folk’s your privacy is GONE!!  Once you place something on FB it can never be retrieved, it will be floating around out there, somewhere, FOREVER!!  And besides, why would you worry about it  anyway – did you not accept all the people in your friends list?  Unless you are one who just friends all sorts of people just to get a large number of friends, in which case, again dumbass comes to mind!!  Don’t get me wrong, I am huge fan of Facebook, it has allowed me to reconnect with friends long ago forgotten, especially those from my Navy days.  There is one dude I served with back on the USS Stump that I just can’t seem to shake loose and get rid of, a bad penny if you will.  You will know him because he will post a comment on this blog.  Other than that, all the people on my friends list, is actually a friend.     

I have 193 friends, according to my list, which still amazes me by the way.  I have met all but 5 of them, and you know who you are.  Not sure how I connected with those 5 and ya know what, it does not matter.  I find watching their lives scroll by on my wall pleasant, if I didn’t I would boo them off MY list.  I have deleted many folks who were just filled with the hateful mean spirited bitchiness that I do not allow in my real life and especially do not allow on FB.  I have seen some people with over 1000 friends, I am not even sure that I know 1000 people and why in the hell would I want to share anything with people I don’t know.  

Earlier I mentioned the façade of their lives, I wanted to talk about that a bit more.  As I watch people and the vitriol they spew sometimes I am always amazed.  Some folks will profess righteousness and display high minded ideas in the pictures and links they post.  One might think they were saints come down from freaking heaven with the grace of God himself.  So while they share those little sayings and pictures about how they want to be perceived (God fearing) it seems a different story when you read the things they actually post themselves.  In one case I remember seeing a picture of the Dalia Lama saying something, does not matter what because whatever he says embodies peace and love kindness.  So the very next post, after sharing that link, was spewing some political bullshit lambasting one government program or another along with a high minded and very narrow minded comment about someone who has been less fortunate in life then they have been. 

I have one friend, he knows who he is, that I met on FB and then later met in real life.  Since that time we have gone to shitty Jaguar games and changed brakes on a Honda, or Toyota I can’t remember.  Had it been something from the 60 or before I would have been able to rattle off all the particulars but since it wasn’t, I can’t.

So, after a recent “incident” I have started leaving a picture on the walls of people I stalk, here it is.

If you see this on your page, I hope it makes you smile and I hope you realize I must be somewhat interested in the boring ass life you put up as your façade J

Love ya, one and all!