When you ignore people on Facebook, they pretty much disappear from your world, assuming that Facebook is the only part of your world where you ever encountered them. Ignoring people in real life is substantially less effective and much more work.
Ever notice when mutual friends reply to a comment on their posts left by the Ignoree? The friend appear to either be having a conversation with themselves or give replies that are out of sync.
If you are the Ignorer, you will sometimes remember that you are, and put 2 and 2 together to conclude that what you’re witnessing is half a conversation between your friend and somebody you’ve chosen to exclude from your Facebook life.
The same goes for when you are the Ignoree – although the realisation that you are the Ignoree is an entirely different feeling all together. Sinking, I believe it is.
The only way you know you’re being excluded from whatever comment / update / post was made in first place though, is by picking up on random snippets of other people’s responses to an apparently non-existing post. And to pick up on those, you must have been expecting to find yourself on some or other limited access list.
At least Facebook privacy works in that regard – a powerful blade that cuts both ways. Deep.
Facebook Life
Also, if you’re spending too much time on Facebook, like I clearly am, then some statistics might cause worry.
Like having 515 friends, for instance, of which 235 are in common with your recently ex girlfriend. And realising, at about the same time, that of those remaining friends of yours, at least 80% are overseas / out-of-reach / a business contact / were added after a night out when you had a bit too much to drink.
The world suddenly looks a lot smaller and your prospects of future good nights out a lot slimmer.
It’s the price you pay for the choices you make.
