There was a huge kerfuffle about the "new Facebook" last week while I was away, and I purposely refrained from joining in because (1) I was traveling and using Facebook only on my iPad which didn't appear to be affected; and (2) I thought the whole uproar was simply much ado about nothing.Today I logged on for the first time since the big makeover and must admit the complaints are valid. But in the overall scheme of "life in general," changes to the Facebook format are hardly worthy of the hue and cry they warranted last week, so I will restrain myself from further hyperbole on the subject.
Things seem to become blown out of proportion so often in the world today. It's human nature to complain, and because of things like Facebook we're all able to vent our frustrations more readily. After all, when the Pony Express riders changed their route, or the corner newstand raised prices on the Daily Gazette, any complaints about the matter were likely to remain between families on the homestead or folks meeting up in the general store. Nowadays, when our social network gets reorganized we have the perfect vehicle with which to voice our displeasure to the entire world - that very same social network itself.
However, it's part of the risk we take in placing our personal lives within the framework of a huge conglomerate like Facebook. They have the prerogative to change things up however they please. If you've spent any time on the internet at all in the past 10 years, you must realize it's anything but static.
Change is the lifeblood of the digital age, and regular transfusions are mandatory.
At the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, perhaps we should marshal our indignation for things that really matter, rather than making a fuss about new Facebook formats.
There is much going on in this world that's worthy of ado. Maybe we should all be about making it.