1) The Tall White Man
Whenever I encounter a tall white man in his 40s or 50s, he's always someone who is in "senior management," or some senior position. He exudes a certain generosity too. This man is usually a pretty cool guy who treats people fairly. Why? Probably because life's been good to him thanks to his clear physical advantage. The more I go through life, the more Freud's "anatomy is destiny" is proven out. That's not to say some short white men don't make it to the top-- they do. They tend to have Napoleon complexes, but there they are (hello, Lloyd Blankfein). They also tend to be nervous little assholes, but that's because they've had to fight like pittbulls to get noticed by anyone. But generally speaking, if you're a white man and you're tall, you're lucky, because you make it to decent levels without having to be too skilled. I call this "The Tall White Man Effect." Go you. 


2) Why We Post
As usual, I can't help but constantly formulate opinions about Facebook behavior, specifically, why we post. I've come up with the following sort of obvious stuff.

We post to boast
I find this especially true when people complain about airlines and airports "ugh, been on the tarmac for TWO HOURS on this flight to LA. fml." Yes, fuck your life indeed. 

Other boastful posts: "Just found out I got nominated as a finalist for the annual Office Party Planner of the Year awards! Couldn't be more proud." 

I've noticed that whenever somebody tells me they're proud of such and such accomplishment, the accomplishment itself tends to be quite mediocre. If you need to tell me you're proud of something, it's probably because it's received little general recognition. It's not like Jimmy Page has ever said "hey, you know what? I'm really proud of Stairway to Heaven." External manifestations of pride means you've showed all your cards and game over.

We post to show people how well rounded, social and unique we are. This is a shot of me playing with kids. And this is a shot of me with a glass of wine. And this is a shot of me hiking. And this is me checking into the hippest restaurant in New York. Yay me and my successful life!

We post to show people we are intelligent, whether it's a pseudo witty comment or an article about the IRS and the Tea Party with a brief comment expressing outrage in either direction.

We post to show we are still employed, at least on that day.

We post to share our uncontainable excitement over sports, especially if we're watching the game alone. 

We post to express outrage about everything, especially guns, the government and Monsanto

But overall, I think we post to remind people we exist, and for a brief moment, the attention that we think we're getting gives us solace that we are still of this world. Even if the majority of people don't really give a shit about your kids, or your food, or your video, or your sunset photo, or your workout regimen, or your new song that you wrote, and even, the like of all likes, your new profile picture. I know, it's harsh, I'm guilty of posting, it's not a criticism, just hard fact. And to be fair, I like people who post so much more than people who troll and don't say anything, that's just creepy.

PS: I can see people being like, dude, I totally just post to Facebook for fun. But no. No you don't.