I've grown to like facebook, mostly due to the aforementioned handyness. It's a great way to communicate with friends and family scattered across the country. Instead of sending out 50 emails, we can all simply post it. When someone local is having a bonfire, the whole group of us can communicate together to arrange who's bringing what, change the time, etc. rather than a bazillion text messages being thrown back and forth. Instead of opening an email from my family in georgia, then uploading 6 photos of my nephew, then opening them up in a viewing program, I can simply click and scroll. easy-cheezy. :D
Facebook is what you make of it. if you don't like people finding your name and hitting you up, simply block their access. If you don't like a certain individual's constant political rantings, you can block them from the news feed. If you don't like emails, block them too. if you don't like the games, don't play them (also you can block them). If you don't want a future employer knowing what you look like drunk in a pink tu-tu, don't post that particular photo. :rotf:
If anyone is rejecting it because they don't understand it, or they simply reject new things because they are popular, then I'm not sure I can help with that. :dunno: