a Vaguebooking trend I've noticed, and it's annoying me.

There seems to be a giant rash of faux apologies going around my friends list in Facebook lately. People saying things like "I tend to be brash and don't realize I've hurt someone's feelings until after it's too late," and "I hurt you and you broke my heart and I know you won't forgive me," and "I'm such a terrible person," bla bla bla. And that is to say nothing of the sorrowful kittens and puppehs with cute little captions about "I sowwy"...e.Gads.

What is the point, exactly, of making such announcements to the world at large? Would it not be more productive to actually approach the person you think is angry with you, in a forum less public than Facebook, to try and sort things out?

But then I had my A-HA moment and realized that all these apologies are just dramatic productions with no intention of apology, forgiveness, or reconciliation at heart. Just a big show, oh poor pitiful me, look how hard I tried to get so and so to forgive me, and isn't so and so such a big fat stupid jerk for not forgiving me...uh huh.

http://www.heartless-bitches.com/rants/manipulator/apology.shtml