Growing up you learn to see many friends come and go. In the past it was easy to just let those people drift from your mind, but in today's day and age, we have Facebook. Which means you get to stay in contact with that one guy you knew in Social Studies class in 8th grade where you partnered on a project. I am not the only one right? Anyway, they are all still on Facebook, and while you shared interests in SpongeBob in grade school, his or her political and social stances today make you think, what happened? I have gathered all of the posts you are likely to see from those people you once knew (and some you may still know) because, lets be honest, you did "just read that!"
1. The Copy and Share Posts
Don't get me wrong, I am all about charity, but really!?! Zuckerberg is giving money away to people who copy a post there is no way of tracking who shared it? This is about as ridiculous as those chain messages you use to get via text back in the day. I never copy these message when I get them, then again, that might be why I am single and Zuckerberg hasn't given me any money.
2. False Political Posts
One of my personal favorites. I see these a lot on my Facebook feed. The sad part is, most of them can be proven wrong by a simple Google search. The one you see above is false. The man above is Oscar Flores, and a quick Google search will tell you that not only is he a retired service member, he is very well decorated. Sadly this post was shared by many who support the troops, but apparently didn't want to take the time to find out that this war hero is real. Whoops!
3. Confederate Flag Posts
Okay, all political standpoints set aside, we get it, you like the "Rebel" Flag. I just don't know why you proceed to inform me about it everyday. My family lived in the former U.S.S.R., but I don't proceed to post about the flag everyday in the name of "heritage." Sometimes we have to except the Civil War is over, and the Cold War is to.
4. Vague Angry/Sad Posts
We all know those posts. For us, the angsty teenage years left long ago. For your friend that never got over the High School partying scene, they have only just begun. I am not saying everyone from high school is this way, just the ones who stayed there.
5. ANY GAME REQUEST EVER
I think the meme speaks for itself, but we all know that feeling. It's 2016, if you are still playing Farmville, get off Facebook. I don't know if any of you play Facebook games, but I want to know, does anybody ever respond to those? Like, I'm pretty sure if you murdered somebody, the best place to hide the evidence is in a game request.
In the end, we all have a few things that irritate us about old friends. We may never be able to get rid of them, or their horrible posts, but we can sit back and at least try to laugh a little. Are they annoying? Yes. Are they offensive? Yes. Are they funny? Well, sometimes laughing is all we have, and if all else fails, I know a classmate from middle school that can get us a great deal on Oakley Sunglasses for $19.99. You just have to click on this link.
