Facebook and Email -vs- Herd mentality

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#89298Sat 01/12/07 17:23

What is it with Facebook?
I've posted before about how much I hate it, but, there you go, I'm still there, because my pals overseas think it's the best thing ever, so only email me through it.

But one email I've had from about five friends is a warning about a KURT CHAPMAN, who is, <dramatic music> a hacker! Stay away from him! They cry. Don't add him to your friends! They warn. Oh for fuck sake. It's fucking spam and you fall for it everytime. Last time is was about someone with a hotmail account being a hacker... and on and on it goes.

If's it's not someone trying to steal my identity, waking up to find myself internet raped or some person collecting pens because he has cancer, it's something else.

And it's not just Facebook. Oh no. Emails at work from colleagues.

"I'm not going to be the one to break this chain!" comes the warning, attached to an email instructing me to send it to all my friends.

"Send this email to ten friends, and get £100 in M&S Vouchers. It's probably a con, but I'd send it anyway..."

FUCK OFF!!! THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE SENDING. (Is there anyway to get this text bigger?). STOP JUST CLICKING FORWARD ON OUTLOOK.

Rant ends here.

I see there's a Weather Warning in Ireland.

nyexcuseSat 01/12/07 17:24

*forwards message to entire address book*

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