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Saturday, March 31, 2007

Maria, Don't Read the Globe!

The Globe had a really weak article on the facebook today:

And older doesn't mean better behaved. If anything, Facebook brings back behaviour that went out with plaid shirts, Tuffs boots and Nirvana. From competing over who has the most friends to sending snide notes to "check out so-and-so's 'friends,' " it's Grade 11 all over again.
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Zevi Rosenzweig, a Toronto-based lawyer who is married with three kids, gave Facebook a try, but quickly changed his mind. The 30-year-old says he signed up and then took down his profile "30 seconds later" after he realized how much personal information people post.

"It's too scary," he says. "I just don't want my personal stuff up there. Sure, there's controls and you have say over who can access your stuff, but I don't know which of my friends is putting my stuff where."

It's one of those typical "the internet is scary and for teenagers!" articles. Its funny that media bias persists, considering that we're at the point when even most 40-year-olds grew up with computers. Heck, 'computers' was one of my classes when I was in grade 9 ... in 1983! So don't give me that tired 'only kids 'get' computers' crap.

As for the lawyer who doesn't want his personal stuff on the internet ... well, what's he hiding, eh? Ha! If privacy is your preference, that's fine but calling it "scary" is a bit dramatic.

Now, the good stuff the article neglects. For me, the site is working out because it's a great way to keep track of events. I can find out what's coming up simple by clicking one link. If I had the time -- and I don't -- there's a full roster of interesting stuff to keep me busy. For me, that's what's making it worthwhile. That and showing off my Tuffs boots.

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