Finally, An Anti-Social Network!
January 20, 2008 – 6:00 am
Are you the type of person that loves to wear a t-shirt that asks, “Do I look like a people person?” Do you smirk as you hit the delete button on your e-mail program when you receive an invitation to join a social networking site like My Space? If so, you may want to take a look at the hot new anti-social networking sites that are popping up around the web.
The name of the game on the social networking sites is . . . well, to be social. The goal is simple – see how many online “friends” you can accumulate. It’s sort of a high tech version of the sixties philosophy of “I’m ok, you’re ok!
Enter the anti-social networks with their “I’m ok, you’re a shithead!” attitude. Sites like Snubster, Ruduzu and Isolatr provide the rest of us with a public forum to add people or things to a “On Notice” or “Dead to Me” list. If it’s a person that you want to add to your list, just provide their e-mail address and Snubster will send them an email notifying them that they are either on notice or that they are now dead to you.
Now before you jump on the anti-social network bandwagon, I have a philosophical question for you to consider. Is it proper to join one network (even an anti-social network) as a form of protest about another network. If you were truly antisocial, wouldn’t it be better to move to Montana and live in a cabin on a mountain? Just a thought. Forget it – go give these fun sites a try and start your own list.