If having your relationship status broadcast to all of your "online friends" wasn't enough. Facebook has unveiled plans to inject advertisements into its members' conversations, based on that particular member's interests.

If this isn't another reason to drop Facebook and MySpace for that matter, I don't know what is.

Let me get real on you folks for a sec.

Can you handle me getting real?

Okay.

I left Facebook and MySpace two weeks ago. I had an epiphany.

Are these sites really "magical online social networks"?

Or actually "magical loads of bullshit?"

I thought to myself. Wait a second: These sites don't foster human relationships! They damage them! How many times have you posted a comment on someone's page just to keep in contact with that person? Why not just give them a call like a real human being? Or even an email? Why post a vapid comment when you can give them something substantial in a personalized email?

Why post something that only you and that person will understand, only for it to be publicized to the whole world?

What is the point of that? It makes no logical sense! What are we robots? I'm not a robot! ARE YOU??!!! (Seriously are you? I didn't mean to shout. I'm not going to think poorly of you, if you are.)

I'll leave you with this example: Facebook.com publishes a newsfeed whenever you change your relationship status. A year ago, I broke up with someone and I got to see a newsfeed about it. It was sent to all of my online friends. (Which as you know, aren't your friends in real life. They're just people you befriend on these sites and then not talk to...I'm still trying to figure that one out.) On top of that, me and my ex had to engage in an awkward game of, "when did he/she change his relationship status on line?" (Thanks Facebook for posting the exact date and time that happens.) The irony in all of this is, that I asked my ex to be my girlfriend with the following line: "I was thinking of changing my relationship status on MySpace..."

Lastly, (I swear I'm going to stop talking about this...I'm just worked up, that's all. Does anyone have some chamomile tea?) these sites ruin the fun of real life!

Remember when you used to ask someone what their favorite movie or band was? You don't! Because you already knew it by looking at their fucking MySpace page!

In conclusion. (Will this dude get off his soapbox or what?)

BE A HUMAN BEING!
DEFEAT THE EVIL ROBOTS! *
GET OFF THAT STUPID SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE!

* Not all robots are evil. Service robots, for example, are quite nice. Because they clean up for you and stuff like that. Kind of like that robot thing that cleaned your floors that came out a couple years ago. He was a swell guy.