FACEBOOK IS FOR THE OLD!

I came across an article from the TIME, March 2, 2009 edition and got shocked but still smiling widely. Why? It claims that FACEBOOK IS FOR OLD PEOPLE. Does this mean that I am old since I am an avid user of Facebook? Oh No! I don’t want to be called old, use the proper word please…- mature people. Hehehehe…

Here are some of the matters discuss… Let me share with you.
Begin with the gruesome heading. Oppps... remember this is adapted from the TIME magazine not through my thought ya. Ingat ah.. Don’t get offended just take it as something to ponder.

Heading- Facebook is for old people. It was designed for college kids. But it took legions of people their parents’ age to fulfill its ultimate destiny.

Here are 10 reasons Facebook is for the old people…

1. Facebook is about finding people you’ve lost track of. And, son, we’ve lost track of more people than you’ve ever met. Remember who you went to prom with junior year? See, we don’t. We’ve gone through multiple schools, jobs and marriages. Each of those came with a complete cast of characters, most of whom we have forgotten existed. But Facebook never forgets.

My verdict : Yes, Facebook never forgets but it doesn’t mean it only suits for
old people. Who said youngerster can’t forget who their friends are easily? They do actually. That’s why they are tracking them through Facebook.

2. We’re no longer bitter about high school. You’re probably still hung up on any number of petty sights, but when that person who used to call us that thing we’re not going to mention here, because it really stuck, asks us to be friends on Facebook, we happily friend that person. Because we’re all grown up now. We’re bigger than that. Or some of us are, anyway. We’re in therapy, and it’s going really well. These are just broad generalization. Next reason.

My verdict : Sapa bah suruh waktu muda memilih kawan betul... kawan saja la bah sama sapa-sapa janji ko gumbira. Kalau durang jahat sama ko kasi tinggal lah. Kasi rusak jiwa dan raga kita saja.

3. We never get drunk at parties and get photographed holding beer bottles in suggestive positions. We wish we still did that. But we don’t.

My verdict : Not all pictures in Facebook posed the way you want others to view. Besides, holding beer doesn't really look good, do they?

4. Facebook isn’t just a social network; it’s a business network. And unlike, say, college students, we actually have jobs. What’s the point of networking with people who can’t hire you? Not that we we’d want to work with anyone your age anyway. Give the recession- and the amount of time we spend on Facebook-a bunch of hungry, motivated young guns is the last thing we need around here.

My verdict : Does Facebook help the businessmen to expan their horizon?

5. We’re lazy. We have jobs and children and houses and substances-abuse problems deal with. At our age, we don’t want to do anything. What we want is to hear about other people doing things and then jugde them for it. Which is what news feed are for.

My verdict : Ironically, this shows that you are lazy...

6. We’re old enough that pictures from grade school or summer camp look nothing like us. These days, the only way to identify us is with Facebook tags.

My verdict : I pity you guys... Anyway, the oldies won't get famous then especially when you look far more different from the wayyou were in the yesteryear. After all people will keep on comparing how you look like before and after and wonder why we grow old. So oldies, is Facebook meant or the old?

7. We have children. There is very little that old people enjoy more than forcing others to pay attention to pictures of their children. Facebook is the most efficient engine ever devised for this.

My verdict : If this is true, your children will be proud of you for posting their pictures on Facebook.

8.We’re too old to remember e-mail addresses. You have to understand: we have spend decades drinking diet soda out of aluminum cans. That stuff catches up with you. We can’t remember friends’ e-mail addresses. We can barely remember their names.

My verdict : But why is it easy for you to remember how to open the Facebook. Is there any difference?

9.We don’t understand Twitter. Literally. It makes no sense to us.

My verdict : NONE

10.We’re not cool, and we don’t care. There was a time when it was cool to be on facebook. That time has passed. Facebook now has 150 million members, and it’s fastest - demographic is 30 and up. At this point, it’s way cooler not to be on Facebook. We’ve ruined it for good, just like we’ve ruined Twilight and skateboarding. So git! And while you’re at it, you damn kids better get off our lawn too.

My verdict : What? only the old can join Facebook...?

To all friends: If you have Facebook, don't take this seriously.. This is just an opinion from a writer in the TIME. ;-)