Thursday, February 19, 2009

Network

I never really got into social networks, (facebook, …) or any chat on internet thanks to a profile you made yourself (gayromeo, …). First, I don’t understand what It is for. Second, I don’t know how to use it. Third, I just will get crazy just by the idea that some people I don’t (and never will) know have access to my life. That is the scary thing. Of course I guess the first idea you have when you create such a thing, is to share with your friends the latest news, even when you’re at work and even when you’re just meters away. There are people in your life certainly you don’t want to meet anymore and knowing that those people, just by clicking on the mouse, you show them your latest update of your face, bothers me. Don’t forget you can do the same too. It works. So be aware. Facebook declared this week that any contents will be its own, forever. As soon as you download a pic, a name, whatever, It does not belong to you anymore but to the site. They changed their general sales conditions. Of course, they tried to negate but read carefully. They protect themselves saying that when you send a message, 2 copies are created. One is sent, the other one stays in the file “sent”. Even if you delete your profile, the copy will always stay. As well as all files you download, will stay for ever and ever the property of the web site. And this web site can do whatever It wishes with all those files. Impressive. In the end, what do you do with Facebook ? posting pictures, chatting with friends, making links with people you will never talk ? looking lives which do not belong to yours ? And what do you do with a profile on gayromeo ? looking at men you’ll never get ? afraid of a contact, you don’t even answer when someone’s taking contact with you ? disappointed that no one is taking contact with you ? looking endlessly to profiles that do not match yours ? all this is useless and dangerous. I asked a friend of mine, since he has his profile on gayromeo the last 3 years, how many men he met ? 2. really. 2. and all is fine by him. But it costs him money, the site is not for free, you spend hours on it for nothing, or worse, having the idea you lost your time when you succeed to switch it off and It’s already late to go to bed, red eyes due to the screen. Go out for a drink and talk to the guys at the bar. You have more chances.

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