Friend or Foe?

What is it about Facebook that makes it a part of the greatest (and the worst) cultural evolutions ever? It isn't the first but it definitely is more...refined(?) It's a confusing maze of a thought actually. It is refined but then the question needs to be asked: Is that 'refined' in a positive or a negative context?

Facebook was originally a method of staying in touch with your friends and then all of a sudden there was this natural evolution. People that you used to know in high school, people with whom you wouldn't associate with (and vice versa) suddenly wanted to be your 'friend'. The request shows up one day in your e-mail inbox for you to 'Confirm' and then (BAM!) you become friend number 1,024 and the friend requester becomes a part of the spam mail problem. News of their new found friendship is sent out to all of their 1,023 other friends and then suddenly they all want to be your friend and the process starts new. More Spam please!

If you have ever wanted to safely poke, hug, pinch, or buy a shot for someone without any reprocussions then you are in luck because you can do that too. So go for it because you know you want to! Not to worry because the e-mail will be sent to everyone.

Next delema: With the spam issue put to the side, all of this poking and pinching is filling up your e-mail box. Who has the time to keep up with the pokes and the tugs? Given that we are all model citizens so that means that we all have day jobs. Just trying to keep a blog relatively up-to-date is hard enough...

It is best left to the user make a 'friend or foe' decision on Facebook. In the meantime, I just got a new friend request...