I hear this a lot. The solution has been simple for me: don't add every single Tom, ****, and Harry. Just add people you actually wish to communicate with. If you don't want to add them? That's fine, don't add them. If you don't care what someone posted, stop following them and you'll never see their posts again.

I have never added a crap ton of people. I have a grand total of 16 "friends" on Facebook, most of which are family and close friends. On Facebook I am pretty much me. I say "pretty much" because I do have to be careful since what I say goes to everyone, which can be problematic at times, but that's no different to talking to a group of people "in real life".

For the most part, I don't add people, giving them the "I only add close friends and family" line, which is true the majority of the time. I'm not very good at juggling a lot of friends or even people in general, so I tend to keep it to the few.

I do get sick of some type of posts, because I guess we can't all like the same things. There's a lot of Facebook clichés now...

1. Posting what you just ate.
2. Posting pictures of your kids.
3. Posting your workouts.
4. Posting something insanely private.
5. Posting something on your wall when it's a direct message to 1 person.
6. Posting lovey-dovey crap just to show everyone how loved up you are.

There are plenty more, I'm sure. I'm guilty of all at least one point or another, and am a repeat offender of 1-4. Facebook isn't for everyone.

The thing is, a lot of us kinda do these things anyway. Ever showed your friends and family pictures of your kids? Ever talked to you friends about a tasty meal you had? Ever exclaimed that you're tired from a good workout? Ever accidentally shared something a touch too personal? I guess things like Facebook just puts it all out into the open and it's kinda etched in stone. xD

That said, I do think Facebook creates the issue of making actual communication sometimes redundant. Want to get in touch with your friend and ask how he or she is? No need, it's all on their Facebook. Notice a cute person who is friends with someone you know, and feel like asking if they're single? No need, it'll likely be on their Facebook. Want to tell your friends you're working for NASA? ...you're not working for NASA, get off Facebook and get a real job. :P