In this article, Facebook CEO Mark “Youngest Billionaire Ever” Something-Or-Other says:
Right now, with social networks and other tools on the Internet, all of these 500 million people have a way to say what they’re thinking and have their voice be heard.
Or — in 499.999 million people’s case — they have a way to have their voice be completely ignored by gads more people.
I’ve finally gotten Facebook to provide a semblance of an enjoyable experience for me by “hiding” the updates of nearly every FB friend I have. The ones I have in my stream now are the handful of people I actually see or like or look forward to seeing again someday. Or are related to. Sorry, unemployed dude who I knew briefly when I was 15. Sorry, unemployed divorcee who I barely remember. Sorry everybody. Sorry self-important lawyer person I sort of knew once as a teenager. I just can’t handle the constant stream of reminders of how completely pointless and vapid we all are. I’m so glad I’m not God. (God is the name of my cat, btw.)
