So I logged onto Facebook the other day to find something which I hadn’t seen in ages…my old friend the live news feed.  Well, that’s cool, I said unto myself, and, smiling for a brief moment, I went about my day much in the same fashion as I had prior to this revelation.

There are others, however, who not only do not share my fondness of the streaming minute-by-minute updates from my book of Faces, but who are so opposed to this minor change that they’ve banded together to form group upon group of like-minded protesters, each with the collective threat of boycotting Facebook if the “old Facebook” isn’t restored.

Really? I mean….really?

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m more than slightly addicted to my Facebook account.  Often times distracted by flashy, bright objects and loud noises, Facebook seems to perfectly suit my insatiable need for constant mental stimulation.  I stand, proudly, on my virtual pedestal at times, pointing invisible fingers and imposing my opinions on my masses.  I whine publicly, I ponder publicly, I observe and report publicly.

But I could give two loaded craps about ‘the way things were’.

The live news feed, as a gentle reminder to my restless and irate fellow Facebookers, isn’t something all that new.  It was a core feature of a conveniently long-forgotten ‘old’ Facebook – one which, when removed, prompted a similar upheaval and collective moan and groan from its users.  Now, it’s been given back to us – but to some, it’s just more (gasp) change to fear.

And just why do we spend our energy fearing this particular change, let alone taking up our valuable time complaining about tiny little functionality changes that, in the grand circle of life, have absolutely no impact on the fruitfulness of our lives?

It’s obvious folks have a lot of negative energy to work off.  If you’re one of those who benefits from unleashing that angst upon a global social networking application, then more power to you.  I, for one, have not the time, energy nor attention span, and am happily moving on.

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