Another Facebook snafu

Facebook, it seems, is comprised largely of whiners.

Some of you may recall the great Facebook Privacy Debacle™ of 2006, which was larger in scale but equally as silly as the current snafu. Funny that those same ~~liberal~~ progressive hipsters who so clamor for change in some places would rally against it in others, but that’s exactly the mentality of a decent chunk of Facebook users concerning the site’s new look.

One such concerned soul sent me an invitation to the Petition Against the “New Facebook” group, which currently has over one million users and looks to have been created about three months ago. I took a look, but only because I want to make fun of the membership.

I even thought I might join the group in order to post some counter-protests on their discussion board, but decided to post here in lieu of that option. (A number of people seem to have actually carried through with that idea, as a quick perusal of the discussions uncovered a number of posts calling the group out on its whiny nature.)

Anywho, it’s pretty simple: if you don’t like the new Facebook, just don’t use it. Simple, no? Most of the changes are obviously for the better from a usability standpoint, and I don’t mind the purely aesthetic changes either. It makes more use of available space, presents more information in a more readable format, and generally does little to malign the unsuspecting user. What’s there to bitch about?

Perhaps the best thread within the group is one pressing users who dislike the changes to deactivate their account. It had a mere 61 replies when I noticed it, but I think the idea is absolutely fantastic! And, of course, I say that in order to fully support the protest of Facebook’s egregious, anti-user design practices, and not just because those who adhered to this policy would contribute to a reduction in the overall whininess of the greater Facebook population. Of course.

Let’s give Facebook 999,939 more reasons ~~they won’t care about~~ to listen to users! Deactivate now!