Things People Posted on Facebook in 2008


 Facebook in the 2000s was fun. It was much better than the politics, serious-matter-laden social media platform of today. Back then, it was all about posting random things to make people laugh, listen to music, and play games. There was no pressure to post major accomplishments in your life to compare yourself to, just mindless entertainment. Here are a few of the things I remember seeing when I first got a Facebook in middle school:

 Pieces of Flair-online "buttons" with pictures of your interests, such as cats, clarinets, or mountains, sometimes with funny sayings on them. 

Classic Memes, Goth and Emo Memes. The pictures were not perfect.

Once, a schoolmate posted a video of herself and a friend at home, in their pajamas, (with messy ponytails and no makeup) making pancakes and tossing them across the kitchen from pan to plate. "The Ultimate Flapjack!" the girl said as she laughed. 

Another friend in early high school (early 2010 by this point) posted pictures of herself, in everyday clothing and with imperfect hair, playing the acoustic guitars in the music store I went to in the mall as a child, not too long before the store closed. The pictures had no filter.  

Playing games such as Sorority Life and Farmville

 

Pictures of friends jumping on the bed, dancing in the living room, and acting silly. The pictures were unedited, it would never be "allowed" in social media culture today. Showcased the way life really was. 

There were funny, magazine-type quizzes such as "Which Winnie the Pooh Character Are You?" and "What is Your Style- Emo, Girly Girl, Tomboy, etc.?" and you could proudly post your results on your wall. 

I feel that people are more immature today on Facebook than they were back then, no matter their age. It is time we return to the simpler Facebook if we insist on social media being a part of our world. What do you think? 

The Quiet Girl

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The 2000s Mall

Image
 Our world has gotten more and more depersonalized by the minute. Adults throwing temper tantrums, not being able to log into a computer without it tracking your account to a certain device, and robots making decisions for us have become the norm. And this is the world that I graduated into to work in. Particularly in the last four years, I have seen people behave in ways that they should be ashamed of. I have seen six-year-olds behave much more maturely than many adults I have seen. I realize that I am only in the first few years of my working life, but not too long ago things were much better. The Internet, cell phones and email are all older than me, but I think we need much, much more moderation of what I grew up with that has now grown out of control. If things could go back to the way they were when I was a kid, and even as a young teenager, life would be so, so much better. I know I have said this before, we need to go back to the 2000s. I have shared on this blog the various ba
Read more

Polly Esther's Life

Image
My baby kitty, Polly Esther, passed away June 3rd after 18 years of a good life, and finally, aging and refraining from eating for a few months. She may have been in pain from a tumor too.  I knew Polly would pass away sooner or later, as we all will die eventually. I was happy that she had made it to the legal age where she could smoke and vote. Not that she should've done the former, as it's harmful to one's health, and I think she would've done a good job with the latter, voting for LimberButt McCubbins for president (look him up), and choosing whether to vote DemoCat or RepubliCat. I hope any cat that I am a human to can make it this long.   I have always loved cats. I had wanted a cat from the time I was five years old. I remember laying in bed with my mother one night, and I told her, "Mommy, I want a cat. And I want to name her Polly." She said, "We'll have to pray for a kitty, honey." My father hated cats at the time,
Read more

Thoughtfulness

Image
The Quiet Girl- Thoughtfulness   Artist: The Quiet Girl Song: Thoughtfulness Album: Sample Studio Recording "Reflections"          I have 2 studio recordings I have made now, as I wrote earlier. This is one of them. This is an original song I wrote called "Thoughtfulness", written for the hammered dulcimer and played by me. I am learning to use the studio well and it took forever for me to learn how to edit and export music, but I know these things well now. I am getting better and better at it, and I am better at it even now than I was when I made this recording, which was only about a month ago.    Recording in a studio is different from performing. Of course, you always have to practice to sound as good as possible, like if you were to perform in front of an audience. But when you are recording, if you make a mistake and it takes you 10 tries to get a part right, after you are done recording, you can keep the 10th try where you got it rig
Read more