There were a few times recently that I, or someone I know, got annoyed about something that happened over Myspace. For example, a so-called "friend" that will promptly reject a Myspace friends request that you send to them. Or a so-called "friend" blocking you after you simply send him/her a friendly, nonthreatening "hi how are you" message. I noticed that when I sometimes talk about something like this, some people will typically respond, "But it's only Myspace. Get over it." I find this response to be rather trite and even condescending. Here's why.
A diss involving Myspace is still a diss nonetheless. I believe that a diss via Myspace -- like any diss for that matter -- shouldn't be taken heavily to the point that it disturbs your whole life, but SHOULD be taken as an indication that this person is not a good friend. Take the hypothetical example of say, an old friend from my college days named "Clarence" rejecting my friends request + then blocking me after I send him a friendly "hello" message. It's not the fact that I'm not on his friends list that bothers me(I could care less about things like competing to see how many people I can get on my Myspace Friends List)...it's the idea that if I'm not "good enough" to be on something as "trite" as his Myspace friends list, then no way would this dude view me to be "good enough" to help me out when I'm in need, or to hang out with me, or to keep my trust, etc. I'm not asking for a million dollars here...I'm just inquiring if he will add me to a website that's already nonprivate, out in the open...so if he can't even do that, that shows a person that I shouldn't bother with, right? And if he blocks me?...that indicates that I'm either a "bother," he's avoiding me, or both. Doesn't say much about the person, does it! Look, the bottom line isn't about Myspace itself...it's about someone showing themselves to be rude/ignorant or not a real friend.
This scenario doesn't just apply to Myspace...it can apply to AOL IM, or avoiding phone calls, or basically any other mode of communication. Sometimes Myspace is useful because -- like many things -- it can show peoples' true colors. So what's wrong with that logic?Also, anyone have a situation like this where they saw someone's true colors?


Also, anyone have a situation like this where they saw someone's true colors?




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