Facebook Convert Birthdays to Binary
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Now, rather than needing to actually log in to spread the birthday happiness, you can just do it via text. Text notifications are an alternative aimed at people who don't use the app, and now users will be texted when a friend has a birthday. If they text back '1' in response, Facebook will automatically post 'Happy Birthday!' on their wall on your behalf.
On the face of it, that might seem like quite a good idea, making the process more convenient for people with phones that can't support the app, but saying happy birthday to someone shouldn't be something you do at the push of a button.
After 21, birthdays start to matter less and less with each passing year, but knowing that people have gone out of their way to wish you their best is at least a nice reminder of how many friends and loved ones you have out there in the world. The knowledge that half of the messages weren't even written by the people in question kind of sucks the meaning out of it, especially if they only sent them because their phones nagged them to do so.
Some have speculated that eventually, there will just be an automatic posting function which you can switch on or off. Hopefully that won't happen, but it wouldn't be a stretch to imagine. Regardless of this kind of thing, the people closest to you are always going to make the effort to reach out and really, this is just a further indicator of how easy social media makes it to pretend to give a crap about people. At least now if you see a birthday message worded in a certain way, you can be sure that the person who sent it isn't worth the time of day.
Callum Davies
Callum is a film school graduate who is now making a name for himself as a journalist and content writer. His vices include flat whites and 90s hip-hop. Follow him @CallumAtSMF
Facebook Convert Birthdays to Binary
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