May 1st: Anti-Social Networking

I fucking hate Facebook. And MySpace, and any other "Social Networking Site" that may exist on the world wide web. I don't understand people's attraction to it, I don't understand how anybody has the time to check, operate, and use it, and I don't like it.
I'm not the expert, ok? I've never used one of these sites, and I don't claim to know all about them, so I'll reply to any comments on this post. But I've chosen to stray away from these sites for a few reasons.
First of all, I own a blog. I like to think I'm prominent enough on the internet. I only have people I know reading my blog, although it's bound to happen that someone I don't know will stray on here and either become a reader or click the back button. I don't need several dozen people I don't know making comments and sending me emails on a daily basis. But that's what social networking is all about. (Right?) Meeting new friends who may rape you if you meet them offline. (We've all had the police give a school presentation on web safety I'm sure.)
Second, I am not confined to my house. I can simply talk to the people I know, and phone or email the ones who live far away. There is no logical point in social networking for me.
Third, apparently one in three Canadians have Facebook. They must have sprung up overnight.
One in three? Bullshit. If it's true, then save us, Superman. If it's false, that's the most fucked up, derived, and poor advertising campaign ever. One in three have it. Why don't you? sort of deal.
Finally, I don't see the fun in it. I can send picures via email, and if I wanted to drop-kick somebody (Facebook's Superpoke) I'll do it for real ok?
To summarize, I think that used properly, (only people you know) Facebook could be a quick way to share stuff and talk over the internet with your friends. But, If your goal is to whore yourself onto as many friends lists as possible, fuck you, get a life. For those who already socially network, good luck out there, don't get raped.