Good news for all those web-addicted teens out there: the craze of stalking has now been made even easier, thanks to Facebook.
Since the site is often redesigned, many older Facebook layouts have satisfied the stalking needs of many since the birth of the website in 2004. All someone has to do is type a name into the search bar and they can look through their photos, find out easily if they are in a relationship, see who they talk to and what they are doing without actually speaking with them.
Facebook has always made it easy for all interested students to watch someone’s every move. But recently, the website has taken the creepiness to another level.
One new aspect of this layout is the “subscribe” button. This means even if someone is not “friends” with a person, they can still receive the updates from that person in their Newsfeed. Not only will this person get the awkward notification that they are number one on someone’s stalking hit list, but so will the rest of the world.
The rest of the world has also been getting dizzy over the new timeline constantly moving above the chat sidebar. It lets people know every single photo someone is tagged in at the very second it happens, the music they are currently listening to, and every time they like a status or a picture. The timeline is meant to be informational, but is instead distracting since a new update appears on it every second, making the entire sidebar move continuously.
Has the thought ever occurred to the creators of the website that maybe people don’t need to know absolutely everything? Being put in a position where a lot of information is available can be interesting, but can be annoying.
We are now continuously deluged with meaningless information every time we log on to Facebook. Whenever someone harmlessly clicks “like,” it turns into another thing for everyone to waste time reading.
Sure, maybe the solution seems simple to some: just delete your Facebook and stop complaining. But not only can Facebook be vastly entertaining at times, it is also a good website to keep up with people, whether it’s friends or favorite bands.
So Facebook, please just do everyone a favor and stop changing. Sometimes, less is more.