Facebook feels sorry for you

[Shu]

I just thought it was funny I came across this when I was checking on a few of my niece's pictures this morning on facebook. So if you use facebook for only.. a few things here and there, well facebook implies you need more friends.

Lame if you ask me.. "he only has 19 friends.."

 

[Abstract Debauchery]

Back in the day when I had a Myspace, I only had around 20 friends. Most of the other people I knew who had 200+ friends just added complete and total strangers as friends. I only added people I knew on my Myspace, because I had no reason to talk to a complete and total strangers on a personal networking website. I typically view people that have 200+ friends on a website such as that to be complete and total idiots.

 

[Gingerbread Lesbian]

At the end of the day, why you do get the genuine popular person here or there, I'd rather have a limited number of people who are my actual friends rather than shit loads of people I hardly talk to or don't even know. Everyone seems to be moving from Myspace to Facebook, in which it's only a matter of time before that becomes a "who can get the most friends" as well >.>

 

[SapphireStar]

I had loads of friends on MySpace, but have 107 on Facebook and that makes me happy enough. The thing that bugs me is people from school or college who didnt get on with you or talk to you insist on having you as a friend to make them look more popular!

 

[Shu]

I had loads of friends on MySpace, but have 107 on Facebook and that makes me happy enough. The thing that bugs me is people from school or college who didnt get on with you or talk to you insist on having you as a friend to make them look more popular!

Well this may be true, but the statements that Facebook say "suggest him a friend" "Only has this many friends" is enabling to be even worse.

I don't think I ever look at someone's friends and exclaim to myself... well I feel bad, because I have 100+ real friends (who are mostly co-workers) compared to his/her 20 friends.. that's messed up yo. How little are you?

 

[Linnaete]

I'm not a big fan of Facebook anyway. Now I may never. It seems everyone has adopted this: "The more friends a user has, the cooler he is" approach. "Only 19 friends"? That is just sheer cheek. In my books, there's nothing wrong with having 19 people you know well and regularly speak to on a regular day to day basis. In fact, I don't even speak to up to 19 people a day!

I agree with the rest of you who has said this. There's no point assuming that having 100+ friends make you cool and popular. The chances are that 80% of them are complete strangers or just people from same schools/colleges/universities/work place. That delivers nothing to your actual popularity anyway.

 

[SapphireStar]

Mine are co-workers, family and high school friends. That makes me happy as Id rather have people I know. My dad has like 13 people he knows and hes happy with that too. Some people are probably new to FB and havent got round to getting everyone they know. Its abit snide FB makes them stand out like that.

 

[Dolores Haze]

I saw this too Although the point of Facebook is to connect people; they're trying to connect more people. I don't like the whole thing of adding people that you don't know, but I'll admit I added a few people purely for the sake of convenience. I added a sort-of friend from school because I don't talk to them much. FB's a good way of getting close to people IMO. :3

But geez. If you want to suggest friends, you DO it >w> FB shouldn't have to ask you.

 

[Bambi]

I noticed this yesterday, Id hate to pop up on someones profile like that, if I want more friends, I'l add them, I dont think there's anyone left for me TOO add. I rarely add anyone anymore, because I've added everyone I know already, we don't need facebook telling us wee need more pals I can handle the friend suggestions, coz every now and then i WILL see someone and think ooooooh I know you *adds* but like Im gunna go out of my way to sduggest friends for people who 'only have X amount of friends' ¬¬ Maybe they dont use/like facebook that much OR they just don't want to add millions of people

I don't like the new lay out to it, it's weird.....

 

[Kandy-Sugar]

I rarely use facebook.

When I do go on it's because there's an email for me saying that someone has messaged me on there or added me etc.

I don't agree that it should be announcing to everyone that some people don't have so many friends added to their account. It may be trying to be helpful but it may be kind of embarressing for the person depending on who they are.

I think that if you want to suggest a friend to someone you do it for a good reason. Not because of the excuse that they only have 10 friends. <_<

Some people actually use these sites wisely and it's usually the ones with the least amount of contacts added.

 

[Jasmine You]

.....Okay THAT is funny. Its a good way of getting people to use the site more often to get more friends. Ah...clever advertising. They should just be happy that people are using the site at all.

I don't like FaceBook all that much and that might not even last. Knowing me, I'll make an account soon and that will happen to me as well. xD

 

[Moogles]

Eh...I've noticed people on Facebook who have 600+ friends. Really? I doubt I even know that many people. There's no way someone can maintain meaningful friendships with all those people. I'd say I maybe have 10-20 ACTUAL friends (despite having 130 acquaintances on Facebook), and staying up to date with that many can be tough.

Personally, I could care less about the number of friends someone has on their Facebook. Strangers and spam bots! Just today, I got three friend requests from hot singles looking for a good time. Pff.

As for Facebook feeling sorry for people with few friends: I think they're more interested in boosting activity on the site. They don't care if so-and-so is a loner or not.