FB has it's ups and downs. I don't have an account, but my wife does so she says everything for me. I'm more of a face to face guy with family and friends....I enjoy a good conversation. FB, Twitter, texting has all but eliminated the conversation.
And sure FB is riddled with nothing but "happy pics" and certainly those photos don't tell the whole story; still, how many people run and grab a camera when the cat threw up on the couch or snag a pic when you're homesick in your underwear with the flu going outta your mind cleaning dog crap off the carpet at 8:30am trying not to vomit?
1. I'm sure there are mature people who utilize the website with some modicum of sanity; as a younger member of the board it may be that my comments only apply to my generation. That said, the whole enterprise still strikes me as narcissistic at its core, though this isn't
necessarily harmful to society (a person getting a bit of positive feedback online needn't be damaging in any way).
2. You have a point about the pictures. Still, it doesn't explain how many on facebook behave. As a random example, one girlfriend insisted on putting an image of us together as her profile picture (something I found obnoxious) and then nervously awaiting feedback from her 1,300-something "friends"; such input was apparently more important than anything happening off the computer since ironically, our relationship was virtually nonexistent at the time. I feel the very nature of the technology incentivizes illusion projection conjoined with the idea that everyone should care, two things I imagine aren't healthy to the extent the person takes them seriously.
3. Random thought: It remains to be seen whether people raised in such superficiality will maintain that over time, resulting in a society full of TightBooty's and skin deep relationships. Let's hope that future doesn't pan out.