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Weird alien zombies

Posted on by benjamincrawford in Blog

I’ve been strangely accepting of a new norm that has sidled into the mainstream, but sat watching it happen live has kickstarted me into literary action.

People on my news feed, in the most part the fairer version of our species, are seemingly becoming mutant alien zombie type of things. You must have seen it too. I can’t help but wonder if my cyber friends are actually being replaced under a new guise of ‘filters’, or whether they are as claimed: filters.

Either seems plausible, and either seems just as ridiculous.

Surely it can’t be just me that thinks it’s the most utterly ridiculous concept. The flowers, and other bits of wildlife in the hair I kind of get, but the alien-like massive eyes, bizarre ears belonging to other creatures and miniscule nose is just straight up creepy. I just don’t get it, not even a little bit. I’ve definitely missed the memo.

Life. As it happens. Unfiltered

Posted on by benjamincrawford in Blog, Uncategorized

Facebook dislike iconI once watched a video about cats on Facebook. The damage was done. In one moment of utter boredom, Facebook has lumped me in with every other cat watching, feline brained, “n’aaaaw” repeating, 14 year old girl.

Facebook’s algorithm has decided what I shall see, and that’s that. It reminds me distinctly of my only visit to Egypt.

For years, I’ve enjoyed holidays where we go and do whatever we want. Day at the beach, no problem. A walk along the coast, sure thing – just follow the coastal path signs. But in Egypt when I went for a walk, I was told “no going past here, go back to the pool” by a man with a sub-machine gun. I didn’t argue.

Facebook may not have a sub-machine gun, but it equally restricts what I get to see. It’s for that reason I’ve deleted the app. Human nature, especially mine, means I like new experiences. I like different viewpoints, and I like to immerse myself in diverse literature and opinion. Just because I happened to once look at a cat does not mean that is the only thing I’m interested in.

A link straight to an unfiltered view of facebook

I am however delighted to report I found last night a very handy link. Click this, and you’ll get to see your own profile unfiltered. Stories as they happen, your friends’ news as it’s hot off the press in real time – just like the Facebook we all signed up for.