The Definition of Over The Top

If you're a Facebook user, you have probably noticed the sheer number of groups that have been created protesting the site's new design. Now, you may love or loathe this new look, but I really can't condone the ridiculous amount of drama involved in the "issue."

Take this example. Now, I really don't object to a good boycott every now and then, but the way its creator writes, you'd think they were aspiring to be the next Martin Luther King or William Wallace, "If Facebook's amount of users drops dramatically maybe we'll have a chance..." YES GUYS! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! I HAVE A DREAM! THEY WILL NEVER TAKE OUR FREEDOM! Hang on, let's look at the full picture for a second. It all boils down to your favourite website changing its layout. For a start, this is entirely out of proportion. A big fat "get over it" is due. Secondly, if one really is that bothered by its new look (they could never, ever, physically get used to it) then no one's making them use the network in the first place. One could, in theory, just delete his or her account. But that's not going to happen, is it? Because we're all Facebook's bitches.

Thirdly, if these people dedicated just half their energy towards something much more crucial, such as boycotting Coca Cola or Primark, maybe they'd achieve something much more worthwhile. And that doesn't include creating yet another protest group on Facebook or a useless online petition (because we all know they never bloody achieve anything).