That thing where you post something on the facebook, and a random relative is like "hey, you know that utterly unrelated thing we talked about years ago, would you happen to remember what it was?"
and you are like
"why are you asking about tractors under this picture of my newborn niece, are you completely unaware of the norms and rules of this social space? how even have you been able to navigate the social world up to this point?"
@Elizafox disregard the constabulary!
so... you don't remember that thing about tractors?
There's a reason I'm still not on FB
*offers beer*
@ThatDamnCat it is where context goes to die *nods*
@sargoth what, you don't think your niece will want a tractor?
@wolf there are so many assumptions about communication to be unpacked from just that one singular act
@sargoth it's as bad as coworkers replying to completely unrelated emails.
Re: Current Project
Hey, boss wants you to report in on Unrelated Project, it's super time sensitive.
Thanks,
Jerk coworker
@Longwing somewhere in here is an important insight into interface design and user behavior to be gained
@sargoth that is why I refuse to "friend" my mother. She does it to everyone else too, like friends I grew up with that she knows.
follow the rules, dammit