“Facebook”. The word paints a thousand pictures, every one of them a portrait of some element of the human condition I could happily live without.
Message requests from veterans in Montana that read, “Hello beautiful Lady.” A friend’s mum reposting an announcement about the increased risk of dog-napping in a town 200 miles from where she lives. Suggested posts for things I have no interest in: classic cars, muay thai and the Duchess of Cambridge.
Pages where guys can share pictures of their sportfishing equipment and views on immigrants, if that also comes up. A distant relative’s attempts at winning a cottage in a staggeringly fake-looking contest.
A helpful infographic about how vaccines can cause brain polyps. Engagement photoshoots.
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