facebook

Why is facebook so successful? There are toys to play with, and people to annoy. You can make gangs, and draw attention to yourself. Some people like to compete in the Number of Friends stakes.

I'm amazed how many poets are on there, how many older people one would expect to know better. We write on each other's wall, we poke each other, throw sheep, share tunes. And all in our own time, in the privacy of our home. No need to get dressed up, no need to worry where we will go to meet, or if no-one talks to us when we get there.

Not that I'd dream of throwing a sheep at anyone, but I have written graffiti on a wall.