What is the thing with people posting on Facebook asking me to please hit “Like” if I value them as a friend? They’re kidding me, right? These posts usually ramble on a bit and then end with something like “…if you don’t, I’ll know who my real friends are..” etc, etc. Really? I’m going to assume that those who post these things either don’t have a lot of people on their Friends list and they want to add to it, do have a lot of people on their Friends list and want to add to it, are way, way too needy or else they’re ego-tripping on all those anticipated Likes and Shares; hovering over their computers so they can count every one as it pops up.
It’s probably the latter. But seriously, why would I hit “Like” or “Share” to such a request when I have no idea who they are? They might be psychopaths, or mean to baby animals or something for all I know! And that’s the bottom line here; I Do Not Even Know Them! They probably have ended up on my newsfeed because one of my actual friends was fool enough to hit Share but as I haven’t the foggiest idea who they are, I’m not about to indicate “Yeah! Sure I like you!” by liking or sharing their request for me to do just that so I can “prove” that I am their “real” friend. I’m not okay! I don’t even know who/what the hell you are!
But it’s a bit presumptuous if you think about it. I mean, those who post these requests are assuming they are going to get a lot of Likes I guess, but what becomes of them if they don’t? I have never posted one of these requests simply because I happen to respect my Facebook friends and feel secure enough in the knowledge that they are indeed my friends because they either sent a Friend Request to me or accepted one from me when I sent it to them and that is actually enough for me. Besides, I already know them, or have known them in the real world so I don’t need constant reassurances nor have I ever felt the desire to hover over my pages to see how many people in my virtual circle Like me!
But it’s a thing with some people and when you’ve seen enough of them they just become annoying. But there’s another one doing the rounds now. Usually accompanied by a picture of sorts, they generally have some kind of “message” going on and this time we are all asked to Like it, put “Amen” as a comment and then post it. I don’t do them either because they bug me as much as the “If you are my real friend…” posts.
It has to be an ego thing, right? I mean, why else would people post all this nonsense? Was there too much positive reinforcement when they were growing up maybe, and they just can’t let it go? Definitely too much time on their hands, I think. Whatever, I just hope they all get over it soon because I’ve been over seeing these pop up on my newsfeed for quite a while now.
Definitely “Amen” to that.