digital crack

[dancing_mage]

I have just discovered the purest form of digital crack. Its name is The Facebook and it will single-handedly bring about the Apocalypse as well as make sure that I fail not just my midterm tomorrow but also my performance on Tuesday and my project on Wednesday. It is a more-lethal Friendster; not only do I cruise around finding people I know -

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[simulatedother]

There needs to be more cocaine in your life. Seriously.

Alas, they do not have my school. Oh well, it would only make me more enemies ... something I want but other people regard as "unhealthy." The stodgy pricks.

[dancing_mage]

Au contraire, mon ami. There has already been too much cocaine in my life to date. I will stick to digital forms at present. Sorry Emerson isn't on there. You should email them and tell them your school needs it. Use the reason you just gave me.

[impartial]

seeing their list of colleges for "popular consumption" shows the woefully bourgeious target group for this concept. i love how they go from listing academic purposes in their bulletpoints to "See a visualization of your social network." What the fuck, I know what my good friends look like. i shouldn't need an online interactive chart to keep tabs on people. all of these networking sites require users to market their individuality and beauty in such conventional terms.

anyway, for all of my criticism, i understand the alluring value in this sort of thing. it's worse than television. i am on friendster, after all. it's just a matter of time until professors and students, trolling for hookups, get caught.