/iˈklektik/
Adjective:
Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
and so it goes like this:
after another busy day at work..
i'm finding time to actually fire up the laptop at home and scroll conventionally down my facebook news feed.
after skimming through the day's posts and shares ..
after liking and congratulating on friends' vacation shots, newborn shots, and birthday shots ..
i come to notice, always, slowly but most definitely, as the pieces fall into place, an obvious trend on what the hottest piece of news-of-the-day is.
i'd most rather just stop at some silly and sometimes entertaining news and vids.
perhaps some pretty shots of celebrities to ogle at..
perhaps some groundbreaking discovery of new talents and breakout performances.
this is after all, a weary weekday night.
somehow, unfortunate (to me) as it may seem ..
the news feed page is turning into some haven for rumor mongering.
the perfect grapevine .. fast and convenient .. to get right to the scoop of the day.
snippets of articles, links to videos, and sometimes, links to rampantly self-made videos that dont tell the whole story.
facebook should, at best, be kept as a place where we go for light entertainment values.
see the happy faces of your friends, (yes we will take it that happy faces truly mean happy innards).
see the promotional efforts of your favorited artistes, (see how enterprising they are, see how they open and share their private lives with scores of idol-mad fans).
see the hungry playmaker make 'news' of the days ... yes, see.
trends are easy enough to spot.
interpretations, meanwhile, are really up to ourselves to make.
well, to give credit to facebook still, ..
see also, sponsored posts of zero-fares and 25%-offs by the equally hungry conglomerates ..
life: you win some, you lose some.
another itch scratched...
