Social networking may well be taking over the world. I’m not trying to complain too much, because it’s not like I’m not all over Facebook, all the time. But some things are just a little too much, and I kind of wish they would stop and/or go away, even though I know they won’t. That’s cool, that’s what venting is for – so here’s my rant on 7 reasons social networking sites need to just chill out a little.

1. Cell Phones

It’s not enough that everyone’s permanently attached to their computers so they can constantly check out every status update on Facebook and every new Tweet from Twitter. Now, pretty much every new cell phone allows you to connect to the two most popular social networking sites – not to mention sites like YouTube and Twitter. And again, I can’t really complain too much because I just synced my cell up with my Facebook so when I’m out, everyone can know what I’m out doing!

2. Changing the Language

How r u? R u ok? Btwn u & me I h8 nt spk. All right, I admit that if I’m in a hurry, or am trying to save space, I use net abbreviations to save space. But when it starts to infiltrate cards and letters and emails I receive, I sort of have an aneurysm. I have this feeling that, soon, we won’t see any whole entire words on the internet at all – and we’ll need decoder rings to understand anything.

3. Forcing Interactions

This is a shout out to Facebook, and I think I’ve complained about it before – everyone has! It’s like, Facebook, you know my ex boyfriend? He’s my ex for a reason. And it makes me paranoid when you suggest him as a friend, because then I know I’ve probably been suggested to him as well, and now I can’t help wondering how come he hasn’t sent me a friend request since you’re forcing me down his throat. Sure, I know I haven’t asked him to be my friend either, but he’s crazy. Why isn’t he giving me the chance to ignore him?!