So I am reviving my blog to discuss a topic that weighs very
heavily on my mind. That happens to be
the POKE button on Facebook. If you are
on Facebook, it is already blatantly obvious that you need some sort of human
connection. I have one, and not only do I
have very little impulse control, but I also have a touch of OCD along with a
little bit of neediness, which combined is a very deadly combination.
Now I delve into my predicament. When you poke me, I can’t help but poke back,
and it drives me nuts! How does one get poked
and not poke back I will never comprehend.
So when someone I shouldn’t be talking to, i.e. an ex or someone that
never returns my texts, pokes me, I am driven to poke them back. I think this is because of my need for
attention and love. Maybe it’s because I
am single, and have been for so long that I need this attention. “At least they are poking me.” So where is the love, and why don’t I have
any self-love?
I blame it on multiple things, first being Facebook
itself. It has gotten to the point where
so much information is being sent about a single person, and multiply that by
the amount of friends you have and there you go, TMI! Yes, I agree, I am blaming my own short
comings on a website that has redefined human interaction as we know it. But I think society in general is to
blame. We all have an unspoken list of
rules that we all follow, and the poke button, doesn’t apply to any of
that. It can mean ANYTHING! It can mean sex, thinking of you,
playfulness, friendship, etc. It is its
own grey area, so it doesn’t apply to any of these rules. It is okay to poke an ex, because it easily doesn’t
have to mean anything, or it can mean everything. Poke away at your college professors! Because it could simply mean you are working
on a paper or assignment. Or poke your
boss, because secretly you could be plotting their demise, but seems as though
you are just being friendly.
I’m not really sure where I’m going with all of this, I simply
wanted to think through the poke button, and see what other people thought on
the subject. Sorry for the ramble, I hope
I can post something more meaningful in the near future, as I would like to get
more active with my blog. Who knows,
someday people might actually want to read my random thoughts?
