Facebook Mirror

Nick O’neil is the head writer of the popular facebook blog AllFacebook.com.  He recently wrote a blog entry titled Can Facebook Save the Economy?  I can answer that question with one word, “No!”  Nick goes on to write:

“So how do I remain optimistic during these trying times? I log into Facebook and find out how my friends are doing! Just yesterday I saw photos of my friends enjoying St. Patrick’s day, friend requests from potential future friends…. Facebook is now one of those places that I turn to gain some sort of clarity even though I have countless messages in my inbox and a ridiculous number of friend requests that I would sound arrogant for complaining about.”

While I do support the fact that facebook is a useful and entertaining environment, I surely wouldn’t count on it as a safe haven for real world economic problems.  I even question the fact that its 15 billion dollar valuation contributes to the same problems which caused Bear Stearns to recently sell their stock at 2 dollars a share.