Facebook,the internet and the fickleness of human nature

Okay, I admit it, this is a bit of a rant as well as some musings on stuff.

The internet is great, but has big drawbacks. We can 'see' what people are saying but cannot 'see' them, so nuances in tone and voice and facial movements are lost. Someone can 'say' LOL but in actual fact be scowling as they 'say' it. It so easy to say things to other people all over the world and stories can spead as quick as wildfire, its a dangerous business.

Facebook (or any forums out there) are the same, they're wonderful, because we get to meet people from all over the world and communicate with them easily and instantly, but the same problems apply as mentioned above. Do you REALLY know who you are comminicating with??? The 16yr old boy that your 16yr old daughter is 'talking' to, could be a 65yr old paedophile - it can be really worrying.

Why is it, that people are so quick to just believe what they are being told about someone, if its something bad, especially if it is someone they're pretty sure they know. They won't go to that person and ask them about it.....NO, they'll just blindly believe it. They know the person isn't really like that, but what the hell.......

Also, people are quick to blame someone for doing something, but the next thing you know, they turn round and do exactly what they accused that someone else of doing - IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE - DOES IT!!!!

I like facebook, its a great way to meet some AWESOME people, but its also a way to see subtle indications that someone is speaking against you. eg: You suddenly notice that a certain person is no longer a friend of yours.....WHY? Then you start putting two and two together and figure someone has told them something that they just blindly believed. When the people doing the telling, are people that you care about (not blood family), then its very hurtful. You check here and you check there and some other things come to light........Ahhhhhh, the penny drops even more.....suddenly you are persona non gratia to some people and you can do nothing about it, because nobody will tell you to your face what is going on and they are not at all interested in the truth, because the fiction is so much jucier.

Truth or fiction - YOU decide................