We’re actually agreeing on parts of this… And by “we,” I meant that people of my generation use facebook for things like this on a regular basis. I can’t count the number of hours I’ve wasted looking at random things on facebook, be it related to exes or friends. The nature of facebook is just like that. The other thing is, facebook isn’t for random strangers to be looking it; it connects people to each other through a network of people you KNOW. For the most part, people do not friend people they don’t know, and most profiles are only accessible if you are friends with the person.
And, not that this question was a critique of facebook to begin with, but facebook is the best means of communication out there. It is quick and simple and EASY. Everyone is in the same place, you don’t have to make a large number of calls, you don’t have to have everyone’s email address. You can access everyone from your best friend to a girl you used to talk to at the bus stop in 4th grade (true story) instantaneously, and it is there to be easily responded to as well. You can put as much or as little about yourself in your profile as you’d like. I don’t allow strangers (voyeurs, if you will) to see my profile, , and I don’t find it particularly exhibitionist either. My view is: don’t knock it until you try it.