What Facebook Can Teach A Planet...
Sweet "T"s Paleo Inspired Baked Goods
"I do suspect that privacy was a passing fad."
From extraordinary philosophers, to touching teachers, and scholars, knowledge finds a way to be presented to the world. At times great individuals demonstrate a path we have yet to travel presenting another option in this cycles we call humanity. Other times they show us the narrow bridge we are walking on, and just how fragile it is.
Facebook did just that last week when they made a few simple changes to a format much of the planet was accustom to. In one fail swoop facebook showed a world yet again how utterly incapable it truly is at adapting to change. Change as trivial as pictures we like, what the hell we are doing right now, and comments from our friends.
Its Free
As far as I am aware Facebook is free and is staying that way. Just like CrossFit.com or even our site and many others like us for that matter. Who would of thought that I, you, or anyone had the write to complain over a free service that never begged us to use it? Who would have thought just because we use something someone else created we have a say in how it evolves. Hmmmmm...sound familiar?
Facebook and others exist as something for our entertainment that costs nothing asks nothing and yet it inconvenienced a planet. It fired up a world. All, because it was different today than it was yesterday. All because some folks have nothing more meaningful to do than Facebook how pissed off they are at Facebook.
It's Social
Along with formatting came a few other changes. Changes that seemed to make a social vehicle shockingly more social. Sounds like extending the service to more people is the right thing to do, right? Hmmm....sound familiar.
A drastic number of "friends" sent me messages commanding me to adjust their account so their "friendship" is presented a certain way. Somehow in everyday life we find a way to make friends only on our terms. Friends that only make us comfortable with the same day in and day out behavior. That's not friendship, that's acceptance. I don't want friends to accept the parts of me that need adjusting, I want friends to force me to be better for them, for me, for everyone.
Today we make a social media tool less social. Through a computer we find a way to still have clicks, and cool kids. Through facebook we keep high school alive because we can't handle change. We can't live today we can only live in the past.
Adaptability
Our life and our success in it may be directly related to our ability to adapt. Not perfectly mind you but at least willingly to things trivial, as well as monumental. And hopefully Facebook is as trivial as it gets.
Until last week I truly disliked most things Facebook. I like its potential to inform, to keep us all together, to touch base technologically so that we can meet personally. But potential isn't realization. Just because something can be great, doesn't mean it is great. just because everyone uses it, doesn't mean everyone uses it correctly.
That all changed last week when Facebook profoundly said "if your really my friend accept me changing, or get off my ass".
Facebook has become yet another nudge. These little nudges come about all the time but rarely are they this universal. Last weeks Facebook change was that little nudge on the way to the inevitable right hook that we never see coming. But just because we don't see the punch doesn't mean we can't be ready for it.
In life, its not about "if" you get hit, its about "when". Those that train for it are presented with the same surprise as everyone else, but they adjust, survive and thrive hopefully taking some folks with them. Folks that can't handle the stupid ass "Facebook nudge" will never get off the canvas when the "life right hook" catches them square on the chin. Either you will allow life to change you for the better, or life will stop trying and move on....
Skill:
Every minute on the minute for 8 minutes
High Hang Power Snatch 65/95
Hang Power Snatch 65/95
Power Snatch 65/95
1+1+1
Alternating with
Pistols
3xLeg
For Time:
60-Plated Burpees
40-Pull-ups
Post impressions and time to comments.
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Posted by: Dana | September 25, 2011 at 07:19 PM
YEAH I GOT FULL ROM PISTOLS!!!
Wod I got 7:16. Thought I would have gone better, but these things happen.
Posted by: kurt southam | September 26, 2011 at 02:57 AM
7:16
Posted by: runmelrun | September 26, 2011 at 07:12 AM
11:07M
20-PU
Posted by: Carrie | September 26, 2011 at 07:43 AM
6:19
Posted by: Mo | September 26, 2011 at 08:16 AM
10:02
Posted by: jen w | September 26, 2011 at 10:47 AM
5:50
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Posted by: k | September 26, 2011 at 04:50 PM
7:15 - actually did 9 pullups in a row, holy wow batman!
Posted by: heather mc | September 26, 2011 at 05:00 PM
7:31m
Posted by: vicki | September 26, 2011 at 05:36 PM
Facebook....I love it....but I hate it....but I love it!
10:54
Posted by: JN | September 26, 2011 at 07:49 PM
6:14
Posted by: NP | September 26, 2011 at 08:03 PM
5:27
Good to be back with the 4:30 today! Good to see you all!!!
Posted by: Bonnie Mac | September 26, 2011 at 08:19 PM
6:45
Posted by: Dave | September 26, 2011 at 08:50 PM
7:05 (m) 20 sit-ups with back extension instead of 40 pull-ups -- still recovering from Murph...
Posted by: Dana | September 26, 2011 at 09:04 PM