I Hate Social Networks

Tired of getting friend requests from MySpace, TagWorld, Friendster, TypePad, Skype, AIM, Yahoo!, Chia Friend, LinkedIn, MSN, TextAmerica, Upcoming, Digg, Google, 30 Boxes, Second Life, Plaxo, Zooomr, ICQ, Flickr, LiveJournal, Dogster, dodgeball, Backwash, BuddyBridge, FriendFan, Classmates, Buzznet, ReferNet… not to mention Friend Surfer, friendsand, Friends of Friends, friendsbay.de, Friends of Friends, Friends Reunited, Friendoo, Friendset, Friendsync, Friendity, Friendzy… and a million others… Tyrone J. Walrustitty put the following text on his Geocities homepage:
Dear “Friend,” I don’t want to join [insert Web site name here]. I hate social networks. Hate ‘em! I’m tired of you sending these damn invitations to me. If you do it again, I’m going to stop being your friend - because inviting me to yet another social network that doesn’t interest me simply isn’t a very friendly thing to do. If I’m already on the social networks that you’re already on, I have no problem in connecting with you there. As it stands, however, my tolerance for social networks is turning me anti-social. If I add one more social network to my social network network, I’m truly going to go social on yo’ ass.
Based on this simple idea, Tyrone launched Hermitster, raised $8.2 billion in funding, and sold the property to Rupert Murderock for well over a trillion dollars.
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8 Comment(s)
By Josh Bancroft on Jul 30, 2006 | Reply
You forgot Twttr.
By Skeptic on Jul 31, 2006 | Reply
I couldn\’t agree more…
By Bingeboy on Sep 21, 2006 | Reply
Where has this blog been my whole life?
By yay on Dec 4, 2006 | Reply
THANKS! I HATE DOGSTER WITH ALL MY HEART!
By JK on Feb 14, 2007 | Reply
Couldn’t agree more! Have posted similar thoughts AND a few proposed solutions at my site. Check them out. Also, hope to get more responses to my poll at http://quimble.com/poll/view/5348
By Starmony on Feb 10, 2008 | Reply
I also hate online social networks.
The internet was invented for unsocial geeks, not for those noobs!
Let’s reconquer the web!!!
By Jace Johnston on Apr 19, 2008 | Reply
I learned very early in life that out of the many things you can eff with, you do NOT eff with anyone named ‘Tyrone’.
By Cat on Jul 2, 2008 | Reply
very funny
, I agree!! 