Comments on: The Facebook Friending Game

By: Dankoozy

Dankoozy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:09:52 +0000

You don’t talk to people you havn’t met? that’s just boring. but everyone on facebook is like that

its the most anti-social social networking site around.

By: Ree

Ree — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:58:03 +0000

I’ve unfriended people that I don’t talk to anymore. I don’t see what the big deal is. Why is it any of their business what I did last Saturday night if they can’t bother to pick up the phone and find out for themselves? I guess I just don’t think people should have it quite so easy to keep tabs on me, especially if I haven’t spoken to them in years. If you’re interested in my latest antics, pick up the phone and give me a call – we’ll do coffee. But don’t stalk me on Facebook.

Who knows – apparently that’s just me?

By: K-NYU

K-NYU — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:30:20 +0000

I agree that as you want to become more professional, etc., that’s definitely a legitimate cause to start the unfriending. In actuality, of course it’s not THAT big a deal (I mean… it’s an online social network, not like a campaign to end world hunger or poverty. It’s all relative, right?) but it’s interesting to see how some people take it.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:38:06 +0000

I usually unfriend when we really arnt friends and/or they update obnoxiously. I just dont care how many ways they can state their heart ache over breaking up with their boyfriend on thier status, which are updated hourly.

Is it bad of me to not care?

By: wendy

wendy — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:00:05 +0000

omg…i just got unfriended by my exboyfriend tonight! LOLLlll. (on top of being blocked!!! AHAHAAA)

i seriously can’t believe he did it…what a baby.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:30:52 +0000

I agree with Allison. I’ve unfriended people who I realized I don’t actually know or barely know. Also, I’ve unfriended people who for one reason or another I don’t want being able to see all my pictures, etc. I’m sure I could’ve been unfriended by people, but I don’t really know. Either way, I don’t think its that big of a deal.

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:14:13 +0000

I’ve unfriended people, not as a b*tchslap as you so callously determine all unfriendings to be, but because as I get older I dislike the idea of being so prominent on Facebook. I haven’t talked to so-in-so in years (or maybe even ever) since that awkward freshman year when I friended everyone, just to seem hip.

I find it’s better to keep things a little more private now, just for personal protection. Who knows, maybe he did too? Friend-count’s not so important anymore and suddenly you’re heading into the professional world. You want to know who sees what, and if you don’t know someone real well, why let them see all about you?

I’ve been unfriended by people who’ve friended me. I don’t take it personally. It’s just Facebook, I mean, they’re not out slandering your name on the street.