FRIENDLY ADVICE
Blink Lifestyles
When you should unfriend someone on Facebook.
Clicking one little button never felt so good.
F
acebook, you've become
such a huge part of our lives.
Not only can we not help
ourselves when it comes to
checking you dozens of times every
day, but you're also a constant
source of anxiety and frustration
for those of us with a few too many
“friends.”
Sure, sure. No one wants to be
unfriended on Facebook, but
sometimes there's no other way to
handle some of the people we've
invited into our social circles. Like
that person who posts pictures of
squirrels. With sticks. Or the dude
whose birthday you just can't bring
yourself to celebrate by writing a
quick “happy birthday!” post on his
wall. Even though it takes like two
seconds.
In this awesome BuzzFeed video
above, people sound off on what it
takes for them to actually unfriend a
person on Facebook, and the
imminent guilt that may or may not
come with such an action. Is it
better to block someone rather
than unfriend them? Or wait until
you've skipped not one, but two
birthdays?
REALLY, REALLY
LONG STATUSES
THAT YOU NEVER
READ
Come on, who hasn't checked out
of a Facebook status after the first
paragraph? If you've got a serial
poster, one who blogs about every
second of their commute or what
they had for lunch, poster be gone,
we say.
ALL THE FOOD
PICS
Once in a while, go for it. But all the
time? We mean, there's a reason so
many restaurants ban food pictures
now, guys. They're sort of
obnoxious.
GYM TIME!
GTL – and Jersey Shore – was a
lifetime ago. No one wants to see
your day-glo orange skin pretending
to pump iron, or how cute you look
walking that treadmill with your
perfectly coiffed hair. Go run a
marathon and post a real afterpicture. Then we'll keep you as our
friend.
THE “REPOST THIS”
PEOPLE
You know who we're talking about.
Repost this status to your page
unless you want a three-legged
puppy to die, and orphaned children
to starve. Like, go send some
money to PETA or adopt a child
instead.
YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE THEIR
NAME
Wait, how did you end up with
someone on your list that you don't
even know? Welcome to wedding
season. If someone has gotten
married and changed their name,
and you don't even know it, maybe
it's time to unfriend. Same goes to
those people out there who have
made their last names their middle
name or inserted some clever
wordplay. There's like a Facebook
rule against that or something. And
it shouldn't be your problem.
WHEN THEY LIKE
EVERY SINGLE
STATUS
There's something super rewarding
about having people “like”
something that you've posted.
Unless it's something that really
doesn't need to be liked, such as a
post about your terrible day. Or
your hatred for swiss cheese. Save
the “likes” for things that should
actually be liked, thank you very
much.
TOO MANY
HASHTAGS
You know those people who are so
#blessed and #joyful and #napping?
How about a little old, #unfriend,
instead?
SELFIES
CENTRAL
No one needs that many pictures
of themselves, and we certainly
don't need to see them.
Congratulations, you have perfected
the duck face. And we have moved
on.
BAD GRAMMAR
When you're too tired to red more
status like this, there no longer
friends
Blink Digital Magazine Jan/Feb Issue No.2
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