what's with facebook anyway?

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okay, so i think i'm the only person on earth who doesn't have a facebook account or is even interested in setting up one.  heck.  even my mom has one.  even my 9- and 10-year old nephews and nieces have their own facebook accounts. 

most of my friends and relatives have been urging/pushing/threatening me just so i get my own facebook.  they tell me that it's the fastest way to get in touch with people.  that it's the easiest way to know the latest happenings in one's life.  it's the most convenient way to see my friends' pictures (because i always bug them to email me pictures).  yeah, yeah, yeah...  i get all of that.  and then what?  after i've seen the pictures and have updated myself to the latest status/rants/raves of people?  what now?  ruth even told me to just set up an account and then they'll do everything else.  what for?  i just don't see the point.  it's not even being about defiant woman anymore, one who does not want to join the bandwagon just because she doesn't think it's cool.  there's just no point for me.

the pictures?  i can always bug my friends and relatives to email me their pictures.  pictures that are worthwhile to look at.

the updates?  yes, i love all of them and would want to know what they are all up to but...can't i just call them for that?  i would still rather hear their voices and truly determine their own states of being by personally talking to them. 

the games?  oh please.  i have enough games on my pc and i can get a lot more from other places.

so, what else is there for facebook?

i get the social networking concept.  but for me, it has already gone out of control.  i hear about some people posting entries about what they've eaten or what they're watching or their feud with other people.  really?  some things are meant to be kept on your own.  or if you want it shared, then share it to people who are really close to you.  you don't broadcast them to the world.  because, honestly, not everybody cares.