The most pressing issue of the day

[altariel]

A friend recently suggested that I join Facebook. I was on Facebook at one point, in fact, but it bewildered and slightly irritated me, so I deleted my account. I didn't want to play Scrabble, and I kept on getting things thrown at me, and while I'm working I try not to be online, so I don't have windows open with Twitter, IM, LJ, etc. etc. (Because I find them addictive and I'd play with them rather than work.) So I'm not clear how I'd integrate it into my working day or indeed my life.

But then I know that's just me being crusty and bad-tempered and reclusive, all my least attractive qualities. Not to mention indecisive, so I'm putting it to you, friends list:

[Poll #1421396]

Please feel free to tell me why or why not.

Twitter is out, though.

Unless someone can give me a really good reason.

Comments

[trixieleitz]

I seem to have read an awful lot about how various people use Facebook, and none of it has said to me, "Hey! You should use it, too!" (is likewise crusty and reclusive)

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Perhaps it's an extravert thing? Still, I'm umming and ahing, because it appears to be a good place to have a professional presence.

[trixieleitz]

Perhaps it's an extravert thing?

I think it may well be! I only went to look at it at all because there was a student in my class who was extolling its virtues. She was very outgoing.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

It seems to be a good way of keeping in touch with a very wide circle of acquaintances.

[trixieleitz]

Yeah, she was trying to encourage us all to sign up. She was from overseas, I think she was using it to keep in touch with her classmates from home.