Become A Fan.

Hello again reader.

Today's post is about Facebook groups and pages. If you have Facebook you will have probably seen all your friends and you yourself joining a few of these groups.

Some of the ideas are great, such as "and then god created Saturn, and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.” It's these sorts of groups that I love; something that is truly funny and actually very well thought out, something that would have required great intellect to think up. Another one like this is called "If your sex is on fire, you probably have Chlamydia". It's type of thing you look at think "that’s actually very clever", and it is probably why they get so many fans. But then you get to the downright stupid groups.

If you are a constant user of Facebook like myself, you may have noticed that certain waves or themes go in and out of fashion, just like with clothing. The most popular ones that had a massive push is the craze of "Can this inanimate object get more fans then this celebrity". I think (but not 100% sure of this) that "can this sausage roll get more fans that Cheryl Cole" was the first one that started this pandemic that then later plagued our Facebook with people adding and referring friends to do the same.

More recently, the popular group of pages are things like "my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like it's better than yours" but changing the lyrics to do with a group of people, for instance Asians or chavs.

Another popular page to create at the moment is "If Mr bean was in such and such, he would look like this...”. Now to be fair to these groups, some of the pictures are very well done, especially the jack sparrow bean. The problem I have with these groups are not actually the group themselves, but just that everyone jumps on the band-wagon and tries to outdo each other. I mean some people just publish the same group again in the hope nobody notices they're the same and this actually can cause many problems.

The serial Joiner. Once a friend of yours, until they got hooked on the sweet feeling that they get from joining a group. On my friends list, there is at least five people who join anywhere up to 30 groups or pages in a day. This reader is a serious addiction that I personally feel this should be classed as a mental condition, and that people should be able to go somewhere when they realise that becoming a fan has taken over their lives. The I suppose the only way of contacting these people is by advertising on Facebook, and they'd probably end up joining just for the hell of it.

Another problem I've found with groups and pages is the accessibility to publicly humiliate some one, all from the comfort of your own home. Groups such as "Look at this girl's failed attempt at Photoshop" or "I LOLed when I saw this guy's face". And sadly it's these types of groups who seem to get the most fans. Now, I know some may seem very funny, but you got to take a step back and see how you would like it if you found a page with a million fans and you are the ones they are ridiculing. So I'm just saying, think before you fan.

And that is the end of my rant about Facebook. Sorry if this post seemed a bit gloomy. I did try to make it as entertaining as I could without making it too much of a joke.

Anyway thanks for reading, all comments are greatly appreciated.

Have a Good Weekend.

Andy*