So as you all know, I love facebook. However, despite its flaws (the high school-esque drama, the time-eating, the potential lack of privacy), I really only have ONE issue with it. Facebook makes it much more difficult to successfully lie about one's whereabouts.
There are the status updates. Even if one doesn't update her status on her own, perhaps other people she's with might broadcast where they are and who they are with. Same thing with the check-ins. And the chance of someone posting and tagging a picture and tagging it saying 'last night, omg, so much fun!'
Now, I am not one who habitually lies about my whereabouts. However, there was a point in recent history where I had to tell a white lie. While I was out doing what I was actually doing, I kept finding myself having urges to update my status and I almost caught myself doing it once or twice. Additionally, I can think of a friend who was told by another friend that they couldn't hang out because she was too sick, then later, said friend saw a status along the lines of 'out and about in the city'.
Is facebook going to ultimately keep us more honest about our whereabouts? Or, is it going to expose all the liars? Does anyone else have a problem with facebook serving as a GPS on us for all of our network? Your thoughts?
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I adjusted my FB settings so friends can't check me in anywhere. If I am doing something particularly fun and exciting and I want to mention it, I will.
And I don't lie to my friends about not being able to hang out because I got a better offer because I think that is rude, so I don't have to worry about being busted by FB.
Ooh, anon. You raise an interesting point here. Dare I think that maybe you are hinting that this blogger is slightly less than proper at all times?
I feel this can turn into a post in-and-of itself. I am not one to cancel for a 'better' offer, per se. However, a) there are times when I might commit to making plans, then when the day comes around, once in a blue moon, I will feel tired/exhausted/just plain not in the mood. Or, b) there are times when, say, not necessarily 'a better offer' comes up, but maybe a friend I don't get to see much happens to be in town for one night, and I've already made plans to have a casual dinner with someone I see all the time, or something like that, occurs. Now, I have to say, with 95% of my friends, I can be completely honest about either of the aforementioned situations happening. However, there's always one person who takes it personally and makes a big deal out of it - making it seem easier in the long run to just tell a fib. In all my circles of girlfriends, we can all unanimously identify this person. (Anon - in your group of friends, I'm thinking I have a guess as to who it might be.) Anyone else out there have something like this going on in one's group of girlfriends?
PS - thanks, anon, for the lead - there will be a follow-up post on the matter next week.
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