3 Extremely Valid and Totally Logical Reasons You Should NOT be on Brigge
And hey, if you don’t want to get on Brigge, it’s cool — we get it. It’s new, it’s different, it’s unfamiliar — there are tons of reasons why doing new, different and unfamiliar things can be pretty stressful. What with work, friends, classes, exams, bills, chores, family obligations and ‘It’s Complicated’ our daily routines are challenging enough, without the addition of new, different and unfamiliar items.
You don’t have the inclination to try something different. You don’t want the challenge of unsettling yourself. You don’t wanna see what’s out there anymore. You just wanna eat your chips and watch whatever’s on TV right now. We understand.
We feel ya.
And so it’s absolutely fine if you don’t want to try out a new app that promises cool new possibilities. The familiarity of a cluttered newsfeed, or a thumbs-up or a hashtag can be quite comforting. After all, comfort trumps everything. And hey, you’re being totally reasonable too. In fact, if you were at all feeling any different, we’ll give you three very solid and sound reasons why your decision to not be on Brigge is totally justified.
- Dude, I’m already on (insert at least thirteen different social networking platforms). Yeah, we mean, if you’re already on THIRTEEN of them, we can see how the 14th one is REALLY going to stress you out. That said, (hey — when was the last you checked them all?) we aren’t exactly a ‘social network’; not in the conventional sense anyway. I mean, sure we have an app and we have members and there’s a community and all, but last time we checked, no Brigge user ever spent 4 hours a day browsing through our newsfeed. Most of them just sign in to post stuff they want to do or join activities they like and then they go out and do those activities. But hey, if you think social networking eats into your quality time — that’s a totally legit reason to not download Brigge. In fact maybe you should try uninstalling a few others too.
2. My social life is pretty rocking already man… Don’t need anything extra. Of course! Just yesterday you and your co-workers went to that place for drinks — you know the same one you visited last Friday, and last Tuesday and the week before that. Plus this weekend you have to attend that party your girl friend’s best friend’s brother is throwing (what’s his name again?) And then next week there’s that office party with… co-workers? …..Again? Of course! Wow, your social calendar’s packed man! Between co-workers and girlfriend and, um, co-workers, who has time to interact with other people from, you know, ‘other’ places. You can hardly keep up with this crowd! You sit there tight man, your colleagues are coming for ya!
3. Who has time for hobbies and all macha? All that is good to say only… Sad, but true. Very true. You wake up, go to work, get yelled at, pay bills, stand in line, feed the dog, finish your projects, pick up groceries, hang out with friends, get drunk, sleep off, wake up, go to work and then you die. Who has time for hobbies when everyone is so busy dying? And in any case dying is far more important. It’s why we do it every day — little by little. Hobbies and passions are for those who, well who knows who they are for but they are certainly not for you. We agree.
Over a period of time we’ve come to realize there’s no way you can convince someone to do something, even if the thing in question is effortless, takes no time, causes no inconvenience and is totally free and fun. Until there’s some terrible consequence involved like losing your job or being evicted or sent to jail or something — people somehow just don’t like being told what to do, unless maybe they’ve had a lot of coffee or beer. (Hmmm, maybe we should try that). So we aren’t going to tell you to check out the web app or download the mobile app or sign up or check it out or anything. You don’t wanna change, and that’s okay. We respect that. Good luck. Now, if you’ll excuse us, there’s a game of laser tag we have to get to.
