I was added by a high school friend, who I have not seen since I graduated, on facebook today. She solicited me, so I accepted her offer. I clicked on her profile to find out a little bit about her current life. I don't consider it stalking, but a passive updating, as it was she who added me. Anyways, I clicked on her profile only to find out she has it completely blocked. On her homepage is her name, profile picture, and a list of mutual friends.
So, what was the point?
If you're not going to share information, that's fine. But what's the point in adding people you expect to keep all your information from? Damn, now I've become curious to find out what she's hiding, since surely it must be something devious, no? I haven't decided if this bothers me more on principle or because this is the first person (of 581) that has actually put me on full block. Frankly, I don't think she's earned the privilege of blocking me.
I recently met someone who is consciously not on facebook. He told me he once had an account, felt he spent too much time on it, and proceeded to deactivate it. You don't meet many people without facebook accounts these days. I applaud him; I think he's a better man than me. I see its uses and its faults. It can be a wonderful took for communication, but it also has removed a personal element from human interaction. Basically, you can find out what is going on in a person's life without actually having in interact with them in any meaningful way. Having our information stored by someone else could have far reaching effects later in life.
As I read once: it's not your facebook page, but facebook's page about you. Makes you wonder about the ownership of online material.
UPDATE: Her profile is not blocked anymore. I still stand by my assessment.
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