DRAMA is like the skin of deep fried chicken. You know having too much of it is bad for you, but....it tastes so damn good. Thats why we love movies like The Shawshank Redemption or digest endless pages of the Twilight Saga. Stories that captures our imagination and allows us , for that brief moment, to live vicariously through it's characters. For most of us, it's simply entertainment. For others, an escape of their own personal affairs. But these are works of fiction created for consumer enjoyment.
As for me, I have a shitload of real life drama. So does everybody else. Let me re-write this. You have a shitload of
real life drama. So does everybody else.
The question is, what makes people think, the rest of the world WANTS to read their personal problems? Boyfriend, girlfriend, slut next door stole your toothbrush. Whatever the case, frankly I don't give a shit. Neither does anybody else. Unless asked otherwise.
And I'm not asking.
The FB news feed is virtually forced upon us. Drama composers know this. Hell, everybody knows this. Naked red assed monkeys dry humping George Michael. Now, I want you to UNread the last sentence you've just read. Difficult? Practically impossible. You never asked to envision horny inflamed primates on a mahu pop star. But I delivered it to you. Just like sympathy seekers FedEx-ing drama filled updates.
At any given time, paramount dramatic events could unfold. Case in point, Haiti earthquake, tsunami warning, 25% sale on Ed Hardy wear. All, critical news feed material that serves a purpose not only of informative demand but possibly saving a life or two. Except sale notifications. They just save money. Is your significant other squabbles more important than these? To you, of course. To me, it's force fed chicken skin. Bake your updates with low sodium and we might have a conversation. Right now it tastes like horseshit.
CNNs President says, it's biggest competitor is Facebook, not other media organizations. He knows there's a major shift in how we gather our news. If he knew what goes on in my news feed, he would probably quit his job and work for FB. Solution. Email CNN your sob stories or better yet join their Fan page. You'll be able to post your boo hoos to thousands of people who still don't care.
I gotta say, without excessive drama updates this note would have not come into existence. Irony, I know, but if people are searching for the "aww, whats wrong sweetie" comments, I'm not giving it to them. I got my own toothbrush to steal back.
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