Theoretically, we all know the benefits and evils of Facebook and other social media websites.  But do we?  We have entered an age of instant gratification.  We want it now, have to have it NOW, or the world just might stop rotating.  No one is taught to work hard or wait for their shit anymore.  But that’s an argument for another day. 

Facebook allows us to “engage” with people from the past and stay in contact with new friends and old alike.  What it also allows us to do, is be needy self centered jerks that do not think about others and how our posts affect them.  Now I’m not talking about post that concern you supporting your cause.  If someone is honestly angry, because you support the “gay cause” or the Tea Party or the Whiteacre Hillbilly Farm, who gives a damn.   We are fully entitled to believe what we want and support what we will.  I will have more later on the gay cause, it is basic human civil rights people.  You don’t stop getting equal protection because you are homosexual. 

Anyway, Facebook evils.  When you sit around all day, stalking people on Facebook, only to repost what’s happening, you are playing a dangerous game.  Recently a good friend passed away, it was a weird medical fluke and she is gone.  The worst part of the whole thing is that one of those ”

people”

with too much time on her hands, posted it to Facebook, tagging the dead girls family and close friends.  I know what you’re thinking, ARE YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME?  Well it’s worse, her dad found about the death via that Facebook post.   

The girl that posted the death details had no business posting it on Facebook.  She was never good friends with the dead girl.  She was just another Facebook friend.  Posting girl went too far.  The high school class the deceased girl graduated with could have waited an extra day to find out about the death, instead of instantly. 

It is ridiculous and pathetic and just plain sad.  So for all of us out there, learning hard news via Facebook, please just stop sharing and posting.