Why We Can't Live Without Facebook

Over the last three years having a Facebook profile has become almost a must. If you are not on Facebook you don't exist, simple as that. But why can't we live without it? Here are my answers to this question:

1. Because we got used to always being up to date, not just with news, but also with local gossip, who is in a relationship with whom, who went here and there, and so on and so on…

You don't have to struggle anymore with finding people who could know this and that about some random person, you just log in and check that random person's profile and spread the word. Easy, right? Stalkers! Back in the old days, you had to wait until the gossip came around, now we have, not only 'instant messaging', but also 'instant gossiping'.

2. Because we want to feel as if the world were revolving around us and nobody but us. What else could be the reason behind constant status updates about whom you had met, who had made you angry, and percisely where you'll be going in the next 'n' minutes? Still, this is not what annoys me most. For me, the winners are statuses like ':(', ':/' and 'Sad'. You'll now ask why. – Because  they are screaming out loud ''PLEASE, PLEASE COMMENT, PLEASE, ASK WHAT IS WRONG!'' and the answer is something like ''nothing'' or ''nevermind''. It seems like everything is about getting as many likes and comments as possible and with it pumping up our ego.

3. Because we want to show ourselves off. Who has nicer profile picture, who shows more skin, who has bigger boobs, nicer ass and more muscles.

A formula for girls' pictures is something like:

less clothes + more make up + higher heels + fluffy bunny = more likes

and for boys:

bigger sunglasses + shinier car + more muscles + blonder chick = more likes

I admit I'm not very good at Math, but for me this makes no sense, wheras on the other hand, it seems like everybody else understands this like 1+1=2.

4. Because we want to keep in touch with old friends, be up to date with upcoming events, because we need it to organise team-work or just pass time by playing games. With this last statement we see that Facebook really can be useful, we just tend to misuse it. A lot!

So, what do you use it for?