Becoming a fan of a page or joining a group on Facebook serves the following purposes:
- You are trying to be controversial without drawing too much attention to yourself.
- You have an STI-like burn to tell the world how you do and notice certain things about the world (i.e when my crotch itches in public i scratch it without anyone noticing :D).
- You want to let everyone on your friends list know that you are an advocate for a certain cause without writing it all in your profile (i.e. GO FREEGAN, i <3 moss, JOIN THIS GROUP IF YOU ARE AGAINST KICKING A CAT IN THE BALLS!!!!).
- You have a neural disorder where as soon as your hand touches a mouse, it begins to click uncontrollably (there might be a Facebook group for that).
- You want to reach some sort of quasi-fame by being involved in world records, even though about a million other people are also doing the same thing.
- You are sadistic and enjoy being a part of someone else’s pain (i.e. If this group reaches 1 million people, I will stick pins in my eyeballs and set my balls on fire, if this group reaches 50 members, i will get a lady gaga tattoo)
- You’re secretly in love with someone but you don’t know how else to tell them (i.e. i love you so much that i’d stand out in the rain for 6 hours outside your house just to get a glimpse of you… if only you knew :( ).
- Likewise, you secretly hate someone (i.e. FUCK YOU MOM I’M GONNA KILL YOU ONE DAY)
- You actually want to get updates and news from a certain page/group because you are actually a fan of something (although secretly we all know you’re just trying to do one of the above).
iTuning: “光” - Utada Hikaru
VERY true. Oh, and I’m assuming you based that Lady Gaga tattoo group example on my actual friend who’s getting one done for that exact reason… 300 status likes in 2 hours.
