Hehe *throws a bread roll, just because you went to the effort of ducking* :)
Having said all that though, sometimes I do like to read the posts about the minutiae of my friend's lives. Sharing in the daily trivia can make me feel less isolated and more a part of their lives than geography currently allows.
Totally. That's why I want the importance rating, not a cutting out of all the minutiae entirely. Sometimes I really *do* want to hear about that sandwich (ooh, sausage and gherkin! sounds yummy, actually ;-)), and I do want to feel included - without the worry of missing something vital.
If a person is there face to face and knows you're having a rough day, they're probably not going to be telling you about what they had for lunch, but they might tell you that they got a new job offer. Until social media can reflect that level of responsiveness to what you do and don't want to hear on a particular day, there are going to be a lot of us put off.
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Having said all that though, sometimes I do like to read the posts about the minutiae of my friend's lives. Sharing in the daily trivia can make me feel less isolated and more a part of their lives than geography currently allows.
Totally. That's why I want the importance rating, not a cutting out of all the minutiae entirely. Sometimes I really *do* want to hear about that sandwich (ooh, sausage and gherkin! sounds yummy, actually ;-)), and I do want to feel included - without the worry of missing something vital.
If a person is there face to face and knows you're having a rough day, they're probably not going to be telling you about what they had for lunch, but they might tell you that they got a new job offer. Until social media can reflect that level of responsiveness to what you do and don't want to hear on a particular day, there are going to be a lot of us put off.