I, like many other people, am guilty of tagging my friends in almost every funny, cute or interesting thing I see on Facebook. It probably clogs up the feed of every person I am friends with, but that means that they get to see the funny, cute or interesting thing too! It is simply way easier to tag a friend, roommate or sibling in the comments of a video than copying and pasting the link for the video and then texting it to them, plus it spreads the joy! Now, there is some protocol to what videos or pictures or posts are good enough to share with pals, here are the main categories that really matter.
1. Cute animal videos
Let's be honest, the only reason most of us go on Facebook anymore is to see the cute animals. Especially as college students who are away from their family pets and can't afford to own anything other than a pet rock or a fish, it is nice to have a bit of animal in our lives, even if it is virtual.
2. Cute children videos
Less exciting than baby animals, baby humans can be pretty cute and very funny. Kids do the darnedest things sometimes, and people who catch that stuff on video are pretty great too. We can't blame children for doing dumb things because they don't know any better, but we can laugh when they do those dumb things. It's even better because you get to enjoy the entertaining aspect of the child, but it's not yours, so you don't have to take care of it.
3. Food
Let us take this moment to thank Facebook for bringing us Tasty and BuzzFeed Food. There is no better way to spend your time online than to watch hours and hours of recipe videos. Despite the fact that many college students don't have a kitchen or can't cook anything outside of a microwave, we love to taunt ourselves with the idea of delicious food.
4. A picture or post that is related to a funny inside joke (that probably isn't that funny)
Honestly, I do it, you do it, we all do it. We see something that we think is really really hilarious, then we tag a bunch of friends that we think would also find it hilarious. It's actually not that funny. Everyone gets a giggle or two out of it, then we move on. Internet memes fall under this category. For example, damn Daniel.
5. Posts that say "Tag someone who is.../who looks like..."
I'm just gonna say it, these are dumb. Yes, of course I participated the first time I saw one because I thought it was funny, but now they are all over, and less than amusing. Spare us all and our feeds, no one cares that your friend looks like a weird monkey.
