Single Serving Friends

Remember that quote in Fight Club about Single Serving Friends?  With the recent election I think that we have realized that we have some of those on our friends lists. Our political views are often what we use to define ourselves. But do our politics, make us single serving?

I guess they do if one view is the reason that you define yourself with one party or another. A single idea makes you single serving. I can’t define my views on a historical text, which could be either a great piece of literature, or a truth that we all must face.

While some rant and rave from their dark caves, scribbling on walls, and trying to light a fire with two twigs- there are some that remember that technology is a library card and a tool that can gather all the information that is needed to make your own decisions on what is right and wrong.

So while you enjoy that single serving of FOX News, or MSNBC, remember that their single serving views are designed to trap you in the tar pits. While you digest hours of pointless High School talent shows, remember these massive doses of single servings often lead to an acid reflux of contention. While we watch these judges bully contestants, and try to explain that bullying is wrong, remember the genetically modified apple never falls far from the contaminated soil.

Single serving for 24 hours a day.  A repeat of desperate rhetoric, force fed through tubes that can never be removed, or snatched from the paws of single serving zombies. Single serving post, with the screams of look at me, I am still here. The single serving post of I just drank a beer. The single serving vague open ended questions, or suggestions of need for serious medication.

So how do you find out if you are a single serving friend? Well that is rather easy. If your last five post are quotes from the bible, then you guessed it- you are a single serving Jesus. If your last five post are all about food, then you are single serving food porn addict in need of a food fix. If your last five post are nothing but ass, then you are single serving with the lack of class.

Am I single serving?  Well, I think not. I leave posts that leave your brain in a knot. From sports and cheers, even a couple of beers, my timeline will take you through the years. The years were I was blinded with single serving nothingness. Of course I fell for the game, but I decided not to play, or think this or that way. But rather express the true me, love me or hate. It really does not matter, they do not control my fate.

So lets us all remember that we can all be winners, sinners, ignorant, and smart. And we often need a stroll in the park. These next few weeks are planned to make us weak. Better stand now while we can still speak. Speak against single serving plots of war and death. Single serving plots to increase profits for the rich and increasing the poor. Because I will be single serving no more.

Go ahead delete, defriend or just pretend. Because some of us will be single serving to the end. While we say we do not judge, and we are full of compassion, then why or why not, do some keep on asking? To share their love, attend a better school, or be giving a chance. Because if you are single serving, let this be your last. Bring more to your life- that is all that I ask.

     

Defriend, Delete, Disconnect

I enjoy social networking sites; they are great for connecting with “real friends”. I have been defriended by some people because of what I say, and will continue to say. I have also defriended people as well because of their constant talking of nothing. I have dealt with the stalkers, the haters, and enjoy the congratulators.

I do not mind when I get defriended, and do not act like a baby whose lost his binky. That is the beauty of social networking sites- you can control access if you are intelligent enough. I ran into a situation where I deleted a person because we continued to fight all day long, but I still valued the friendship. Just because we are not friends on a social networking sites has no connection with how we act in the real world, or so I thought. 

I was defriended by an individual, and later, saw them in the local supermarket. Did I ask them why they defriended me? No. I just had a friendly conversation and moved on about my business. There needs to be an understanding that some people do not need to be friends on social networking sites and can still have a personal friendship. No matter how much we think we are being real, or being ourselves, on social networking sites, I call “bullshit”.   Sometimes we are nothing but superficial avatars of ourselves, clamoring for attention.

There are some that keep it real. They will let you know when they are having a bad day, or if their day is great. But that is not the majority. Most people are trying to pawn their music, or promote a shoe company that they don’t even get incentives from. 

The power of social networking sites is not being used to its fullest potential, but rather for farming on farm town, running around in mobster-land, or for just plain old fronting.  Social networking sites are a tool to inform, educate, and yes share those special moments. But there are some things that social networking sites are not for. Like arguing with your spouse or claiming that you are what you are not.

The option of defriending, blocking, and deleting is one that is important and should be exercised as often as possible. (I’m sure I’ll lose a couple after this post) For example, the friend that always has something negative to say about every post you make, well friend; you are now blocked from comments.  What about the friend that always tags you in images you’re not in, or those monthly birthday calendars… cool, all 50 of us are Virgos, that’s great to know! 

So no, you are not my social networking or virtual friend, but rather, negative energy that could cause cancer, a tumor, or some unknown disease that will be diagnosed in the next few months. Sure, we are not supposed to always agree on everything- what is the purpose of that? But to always be instigating an argument on the internet is pathetic. If you do not like what someone says feel free to defriend, delete, or block- that is why those options are available to you.  Or, like you mom always said, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

If you get deleted, be an adult about it and move on. Do not ask why; do not send a message through the same social networking site that you got deleted from. Take it personal if you want because your friend count is down one. I am sure that there are a few supermodels that would like to be your friend and link you to pictures of tennis shoes.