A guy who persistently clicks ‘interested’ on Facebook events for various gigs, festivals and rooftop parties has admitted he has no intention of ever going to them.
Freddie Fox, a young professional based in Brixton, has been clicking ‘attending’ on the events for a few years now even though he never actually goes to any of them. However, with the addition of an ‘interested’ button, Freddie says his fake social life has been revolutionised in recent months.
“It’s been great for my social media image, even if I am too scared to step foot outside of the house most of the time,” said Freddie. “At least now I don’t have to lie and say I’m going to them, now I can let people know I’m only interested in the latest ‘secret rooftop afterparty with special guest DJ set in the urban woods’ because for all my Facebook friends know, I actually could be!”
According to Freddie’s Facebook account, the twenty-two year old should currently be at an all-day techno after-party and at a dystopian literature reading session simultaneously, followed by a launch event for some start-up tshirt business. But Freddie admits that he rarely goes out “because there’s too much good shit on netflix and he meets a lot of nice tail on tinder from the comfort of his living room.”
His housemate Madser says Freddie only pretends he’s interested in the events in the hope that people he vaguely knows might personally message him to come along with them.
“He’s a bit of a loser, he has more friends to hang out with on Xbox Live than in real life,” said the not overly supportive housemate. “He won’t even come clubbing with me, and I don’t see him getting any better offers.”
Unwittingly, Freddie has even been barred from a number of nightclubs around London for wasting guest-list space by adding his name, commenting and sharing, and then and failing to turn up on numerous occasions.
“I just fucking love my house. I like the idea of going out, but I’m like, busy. You know?”
