Facebook, like it or not, has become a cultural institution, and most of the general population is familiar with it's more implicit functions. However, there are also a variety of other functions that people may not be acutely aware of--like how funny it can be.
Now, Facebook has even become a source for humor. Websites and blogs such as Failbook, Lamebook, and FacebookFails.com host captured images from anonymous Facebook profiles for all the world to see. The images on these sights highlight a variety of things including humorous comments, status updates, and pictures, and the kind of content found on these sites covers an entire spectrum. After all, the content on Facebook is whatever users choose it to make it.
Some of this humor is harmless. Some is overtly offensive. Most of it is really funny. Examples:
These images are funny and entertaining for us, but also serve as a friendly reminder to all of us. First, that we should all be conscientious of the kind of content we are sharing on social networking sites. Second, that the ways in which these social networking sites is constantly evolving beyond their intended or implicit functions.
Facebook wasn't designed to provide comedic entertainment, but it now does because of these sites. And this is only one example of how easily secondary functions can emerge from a social networking site such as Facebook. With time, creativity, and even more prevalent use, I'm sure we will see even more functions emerging from these sites.
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ReplyDeletehey Dustin, I do agree with you that those who post up comments on Facebook should re-read and/or proofread their comments before posting them up. I personally think that some of the comments are quite humorous and some of them that get posted, I just ignore or don't read because I really don't care, and while that may seem like i'm a bad person, most people don't care about "so and so complaining that their job is too hard" or "so and so won't call me anymore, why???!", I just find these comments and comments like this to be either humorous or just downright stupid...
ReplyDeleteI have to agree, Facebook seems like a breeding ground for stupidity. If it wasn't, we wouldn't have sites like lamebook or my favorite, failbook. And although people really should think before they post, I doubt anything will change which is good because I like reading these funny posts!
ReplyDeleteI think Facebook will sort of dull out into non-existence similar to how MySpace did.
ReplyDeleteStupidity is everywhere, so I wouldn't necessarily say Facebook serves in breeding it.
It does however give these individuals a medium to display their stupidity.
I think these posts are quite comical, however you have to wonder what it does to the mentality of the person they are poking fun of. It may be humorous to all of us however, when we read these ridiculous posts and tempts us to jab back with a snide remark. This could hurt some people's feelings. But who am I kidding, if someone is going to post a ridiculous status post, they probably deserve to be made fun of. I agree with Joe, Facebook will eventually fade out, at least I personally hope it does. I know I do not use it nearly as much as I used to, and would not miss it if it disappeared tomorrow.
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