It’s the world’s most popular social network, but it’s possibly the most irritating too
1 Fake Competitions
You know that lovely warm feeling you get when someone Likes something you posted on Facebook. Well, apparently, companies enjoy that so much that they’re willing to give away iPads and sports cars in exchange for a few more clicks on that Like button. Click on their page, though, and you’ll see their account was set up the week before. You’d think people would understand that this means it’s fake, but it seems not, because these make-believe competitions always have thousands of Likes from what we assume are not very bright people.
2 Being Given Orders
We’re all for nostalgia, and we understand the importance of supporting charities, but we’re not doing something just because everyone else is doing it. So no, we won’t share a photo of a He-Man lunchbox just because we remember having one. And no, we won’t film ourselves getting drenched in ice cold water just because everyone is telling us we should.
3 Game invitations
It’s amazing how addicted people get to mobile games. It’s like a drug where they just can’t seem to get enough. But unlike drugs, it seems it’s considered socially acceptable to push the object of your obsession on others. If you’re one of those people, then you should realise that every time you send of these game invitations, you’re basically saying, “Hi there. I want you to destroy your productivity like I’ve destroyed my own.” All so you can get a few more virtual coins or whatever. Shame on you.
4 Constant Pouting Selfies
There’s a reason pride (and by extension, vanity) is considered one of the seven sins. But somehow a vast portion of the population don’t seem aware of this, so they’re happy to post regular self-taken photos of themselves, turning their head slightly to one side and pouting. The odd vanity shot is okay, we suppose, but every single week? People, please get over yourselves.
5 Boasting
As well as constantly wanting to show the world how beautiful they are, people also like to use Facebook to tell everyone just how amazing their life is. Yes, it’s nice for you that you just got your dream job (probably arranged by your parents), that you just moved into your dream house (also thanks to your parents) and that every day for you is full of sunshine and roses, but do you really have to keep telling us about it?