The "Lists"

During college, my Facebook wall used to be filled with posts from parties, vacations etc. Soon after college, the Facebook feeds were mostly matrimony ones. And lately, it has been the Attack of the “Lists” and Candy Crush. I will talk about Candy Crush in my next blog post, but today, let me focus on the “Lists”.

Recently I have seen a surge in the number of “Lists” that Facebook users share on their profile. When I say, “Lists”, I refer to links that read something like - “14 Reasons Why Mumbai is The Most Amazing City in the World” or “13 Reasons Why Indians Can’t Live Without Maggi" or “15 Frustrating Things Skinny Girls Go Through In India”.

Most of the time, the link leads to “scoopwhoop.com” or ""wishpicker.com" and a few other websites. I confess that I have frequently clicked on the link to check out the “List”. However, like Candy Crush invitations, these “Links” are appearing way too often and it seems that now, they are just spam. I wonder how people get time or ideas to create a new list. I am not a keen reader of books, a habit that I am now trying to build, but with the advent of Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites, people are not sure, what else to share (or create).

However, while I acknowledge that going through these lists is interesting at first, I cannot overlook the fact that these lists are now popping up for pretty much every possible scenario. A few examples -

* 12 Signs Of A Girlfriend From Hell

* 13 Reasons Why Being A Tall Girl Is Not As Easy As You Think

* 11 Things We Go Through While Preparing For Entrance Exams

* 16 Life Lessons You Can Learn From Stray Dogs

* 16 Things You Experience At Your School Farewell

* 10 WTF Indian Ads That Redefine Badvertising

* 14 Signs That Show You Are A Royal Enfield Fanatic

*     ……..

*       ….

And these are names are just what I got off the homepage of scoopwhoop. Since these “Lists” have been created by users and not by the website scoopwhoop, they obviously are not the ones to blame. But unfortunately, I have got so bored of the lists, I have literally stopping clicking these links.

I fear that if people run out of ideas, there is a possibility that the following may be prospective 'Lists' -

* 10 Sign that your are a kleptomaniac
* 12 places where you would not mind taking a leak
* 17 reasons why you should not stick your nose in someone' business
* 13 reason why it is fun to fart in a crowded bus
* 18 different poses of Saddam Hussein
* 23 reasons why I should punch you in the face
* 19 steps to pick your nose and stick in someone's food (I know... disgusting)


A sincere request to those who create (or share) such lists, please take this in a sporting way, cause I would not want to be in someone's Hit List