This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Friendship in the Time of Facebook
Mar
5
2010
Inspired by Beck (and with apologies to Arnold S. Lobel), I wondered what Frog and Toad’s relationship would be like if they had Facebook.
I have taken the liberties in updating the Frog and Toad story to today’s society. Thus, the story ends a little more abruptly than it does in the book.
My suggestion to FB is that they should not let you unfriend someone so easily. If you do say you want to unfriend someone, FB should tell you to talk to them and work out whatever is bothering you. A cooling-off period, perhaps.
Likewise, FB should have different levels. Right now, everyone is a friend. You shouldn’t be able to call someone a Friend so easily. You should have Acquaintances and Friends – two different categories. Acquaintances could come and go, but Friends could not.
Of course, I’m not a FB user, so I won’t notice if they change their friending policies. But I do hope that people don’t treat other people the same way in real life as they do on Facebook. Because the friends in Facebook are just names on the computer screen, not real people, right?
A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 5:53 pm and has been carefully placed in the Ponder category.
March 5th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
I don’t typically condone leaving comments that just say “this is AWESOME,” but this is worth an exception.
This is AWESOME.
March 6th, 2010 at 12:42 am
I won’t worry about you unless you start leaving comments such as “First!”
March 6th, 2010 at 1:19 am
Third!
March 6th, 2010 at 7:46 am
Fourth! First girl! Older than you two! Sorry, got caried away. But I do agree with Boo that this was awesome. And I love the frog and toad books. And that’s one reason I don’t like facebook. You can’t really call all those people “friends” can you?
March 7th, 2010 at 12:38 am
Absolutely brilliant. And profound. Loved it!
March 7th, 2010 at 9:08 am
YES. Exactly. And not just because it was inspired by me. I wrote about Facebook last night, actually, but I like your post more.
March 8th, 2010 at 12:06 am
Wow, a comment by an award-winning blogger! Thanks for stopping by, Beck.
It was your Halloween series of stories that inspired me . . . specifically the lack of a Frog and Toad entry, which, given your blog title, was glaring. Rather than complain about it, I decided to remedy it by writing my own post (albeit not related to Halloween and a few months late).