Comments on: How Facebook Killed Birthdays.

By: Rania

Rania — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:27:38 +0000

So true. Thank you for that.

I forgot a friend's birthday ("friend" in facebook terms; "someone I know" in real life terms), and she seemed to tell me that I had no excuse for not "remembering"- it was on facebook.
There's nothing special about remembering people's birthday anymore. Plus I hate bombardments of birthday messages on the wall- they're annoying visual pollution.

Facebook- a simulation of real life that can easily become a substitue for it. "Wish" someone a happy birthday. "Send" them a gift, a drink, or maybe flowers. "Poke" them. Recent news. Top news. What's on your mind? And you spend maybe ten minutes trying to decide what's on your mind and phrase it in the wittiest, most interesting way.

Yes, I have facebook. But I've been trying my best to be more of a real person than a virtual person.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:22:59 +0000

@kevinrobb – grammar, spelling… kindergarten, grade school…

So much hate… you're obviously not familiar with “satire” or “humour” I suspect. Perhaps even “English”.

By: kevinrobb

kevinrobb — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:37:21 +0000

i bet your a myspace user too and all/ any of your friends think your a d bag.

By: kevinrobb

kevinrobb — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:34:25 +0000

who fuckin cares, i hardly remember my close friends birthday, get over yourself. dont add people ass friends on facebook if you dont want them to say happy birthday, yor a dumb fuck!!!!!!! all you people pointing out flaws ro facebook saying its terrible, then just get rid of yours, i hate you fucking people. your way or the high way always you selfish prik.

By: aliliebs

aliliebs — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:51:30 +0000

soooo …. what you're saying is, I shouldn't be judging my self-worth based on the number of facebook bday wishes I got? huh. what a novel concept.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:03:52 +0000

maybe you dont get remembered because you are fat and fugly

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