I recently invested in an AM/FM clock radio, and I will never look back. Why? Because radio in the morning is the best way to wake up.
Facebook has basically made remembering birthdays meaningless. With automatic reminders, it’s just as easy to wish a happy birthday to your own mother as it is to wish one to that random girl you think you maybe lived down the hall from you in the freshman dorms. But it doesn’t take much more effort to show that you’re really thinking of the people you actually care about. Here’s how:
Why I Never Untag Facebook Photos
Posted in: Today's ChiliIt’s already happened to you and now it’s happening to the ones you love. They’re staring at their iPhones in bewilderment and disbelief. Everything that made so much sense a few days ago is different, and scary. You want to talk them through the change, but where can you start? Here’s a template:
Ten dollars here, six dollars there. Those cheap subscriptions you have—Netflix, Hulu Plus, whatever—add up. Chances are there are quite a few you don’t use, or you’ve forgotten you have altogether.
Did you hear? The new iPhone is coming next week! Not only that, but it’s going to be joined by a cheaper iPhone, which will be plastic and come in different colors. As they do every year, people will be standing in line for the opportunity to purchase these iPhones. Should you be one of them?
That girl you grew up with and haven’t seen in four years does not want to like the Facebook page for the Kickstarter to support your band’s very first regional tour. Neither does anyone who isn’t your mother. So please please please please please please please please1 stop sending out carpet bombed requests that people like your page.
Everyone needs a vacation every once in a while. It’s healthy and you should take one if you haven’t this year. Beach? Sure. Europe? Go for it. Hell, pitch a tent in your own backyard and don’t talk to anyone for a weekend if that’s all you can manage. But a vacation isn’t a vacation unless you really really get away from the minutiae of your everyday existence. Question is, how do you do that without also stripping out the conveniences of technology?
Putting personal information on Facebook is never a good idea. And if you don’t believe us, at least take it from this social media-savvy gospel choir:
You’ve got a device in your hands that has a camera. But you’re not supposed to use it, because someone might laugh at you. How are you the dickhead in this situation?