Re:Doctorow: How Your Creepy Ex-Co-Workers Will Kill Facebook
by nostrademons on Wednesday November 28, 2007 @12:07PM
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Having been on lots of social networks (DeadJournal, LiveJournal, Friendster, uJournal, Plogs, MySpace, and Facebook, in that order), Doctorow's basically right-on when it comes to what real people do. I've had friends tell me, several times, "We're all on (GreatestJournal|MySpace|Facebook) now; come join us." Mass migrations between social networks are not as rare as people who are on their first social network tend to think.
Maybe ordinary people are pussies too.
Re:Doctorow: How Your Creepy Ex-Co-Workers Will Kill Facebook
by sabat on Wednesday November 28, 2007 @12:16PM
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"Mass migrations between social networks are not as rare as people who are on their first social network tend to think."
Is that what Corey is complaining about? I read that he hates being stalked. I think he likes complaining about hating being stalked. Regardless, the fear of social networking because the "wrong" people might find you -- that's what makes Corey a pussy.
What difference does it make if your friends move to new social nets? No one is forcing you to do anything. Politely tell them you're giving up social networking.
In any event: much ado about nothing.
OK, that's argumentum ad hominem, so let's look at why he's being a tool this particular here time.
Bullshit argument. If you don't want to hear from the guy who beat you up, don't add him -- or better yet, write back and say "you beat me up, and you're lucky I don't track you down and let the air out of your tires every day for a week."
Social networks are not for pussies. They're for people who are ready to face society and its weirdos.
Perhaps Corey Doctorow isn't just a tool, but also a pussy.