- to FB or not FB, is that the question?
Written 6 December 2010 - (64 lines)
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NOTE:
Hijra is Arabic for migration but generally used to refer to
the migration of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) from Mecca to
Medina in 622 CE, which therefore corresponds to 1 Hijra.
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To FB or not FB -
Is that the question facing us?
The real issue, it seems to me:
Can we leave without any loss?
Many Muslims do probably give
Serious thought to whether there is
A viable alternative
To Mark Zuckerberg's services
Remember certain initiatives
Like that silly "Draw Muhammad Day"?
We all know that a Muslim forgives
Many insults but not that - NO WAY!
But apart from that I like FaceBook
It is a wonderful social tool
Yet does it not increasingly look
A case of the master and the fool?
Five hundred million users now
And half a million join every day!
Call me a cynic but could this be how
A creeping monopoly corners its prey?
Now, far be it from me to suggest
That young Mark Zuckerberg is a thug
But somebody might run a "special" test
And suddenly simply pull the plug...
DISCONNECTED! Then what would we do?
Where have all the friends now gone?
How would we ever again get through?
It may never happen - but it could be done...
Not to see it all negatively
But think of the problems it would bring
Too much inter-dependency
Is after all maybe not a good thing...
I am not really jealous but do confess
That I have no wish to boost the share
Or in any way further financially bless
The world's youngest multi-billionaire
Is a digital Hijra the way to go?
Of course it is easy to sit and talk
But if most agree (and time will show)
Let us boot our computers and walk
March out of here to some other place -
Any good ideas as to where
We could find a vacant open space
To camp and populate and share?
Move to MySpace? A homely name
But when you get there what awaits
Will make you run back the way you came
Before Billy MicroSoft shuts the gates!
But do not give up for all is not lost
Maybe this is a ticking bomb
We really could move at zero cost:
Have you heard of MillatFacebook dot com?
For such a migration to work and make sense
We should move more or less simultaneously
Some will no doubt get timid and tense
Fret about "living dangerously" -
"Better the devil you know" and so on
And find a good reason to hesitate
But critical mass needs more than one
So why not have an informed debate?
To FB or not FB?
The question is good but what to do
Is another matter entirely -
What do you think? Over to YOU!
Written 6 December 2010 - (64 lines)
*
NOTE:
Hijra is Arabic for migration but generally used to refer to
the migration of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) from Mecca to
Medina in 622 CE, which therefore corresponds to 1 Hijra.
*
To FB or not FB -
Is that the question facing us?
The real issue, it seems to me:
Can we leave without any loss?
Many Muslims do probably give
Serious thought to whether there is
A viable alternative
To Mark Zuckerberg's services
Remember certain initiatives
Like that silly "Draw Muhammad Day"?
We all know that a Muslim forgives
Many insults but not that - NO WAY!
But apart from that I like FaceBook
It is a wonderful social tool
Yet does it not increasingly look
A case of the master and the fool?
Five hundred million users now
And half a million join every day!
Call me a cynic but could this be how
A creeping monopoly corners its prey?
Now, far be it from me to suggest
That young Mark Zuckerberg is a thug
But somebody might run a "special" test
And suddenly simply pull the plug...
DISCONNECTED! Then what would we do?
Where have all the friends now gone?
How would we ever again get through?
It may never happen - but it could be done...
Not to see it all negatively
But think of the problems it would bring
Too much inter-dependency
Is after all maybe not a good thing...
I am not really jealous but do confess
That I have no wish to boost the share
Or in any way further financially bless
The world's youngest multi-billionaire
Is a digital Hijra the way to go?
Of course it is easy to sit and talk
But if most agree (and time will show)
Let us boot our computers and walk
March out of here to some other place -
Any good ideas as to where
We could find a vacant open space
To camp and populate and share?
Move to MySpace? A homely name
But when you get there what awaits
Will make you run back the way you came
Before Billy MicroSoft shuts the gates!
But do not give up for all is not lost
Maybe this is a ticking bomb
We really could move at zero cost:
Have you heard of MillatFacebook dot com?
For such a migration to work and make sense
We should move more or less simultaneously
Some will no doubt get timid and tense
Fret about "living dangerously" -
"Better the devil you know" and so on
And find a good reason to hesitate
But critical mass needs more than one
So why not have an informed debate?
To FB or not FB?
The question is good but what to do
Is another matter entirely -
What do you think? Over to YOU!
