[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Facebook. Why? (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 11/22/2012 5:27:53 AM EDT
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What's the purpose of this? To post your daily activities and info about yourself for everybody to see so you can feel important, relevant, connected? I can see why women may do this, but men? 
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Nobody values their privacy? I see how GD can be to a lesser extent like FB. 
You realize that you don't HAVE to post all the small meaningless details of your life, right? I use it to keep in contact with people I served with and friends and relatives that I seldom get a chance to see. I think a better question would be why you care what other people do. |
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I haven't the slightest idea. I have never joined. If I haven't talked to you in 20 years I don't want to start now. And if I have I already know what you are doing. This is pretty much how I feel. I don't go in too much for those people who contact you because you used to go to school together 20 years ago. So what? That was not either of our choices, we were just there at the same time. If you didn't talk to me then why would I want to talk to you now? My friends know how to reach me and do. |
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Nobody values their privacy? I see how GD can be to a lesser extent like FB.
Your privacy is only compromised on Facebook if you put all your personal crap on it. Just like it's compromised if you post all your personal shit on GD. Funny how that works. It's really just another way to keep in touch with people. If you'd rather just email/text/call people.. then have at it. You're doing the same thing just over a different medium. |
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I haven't the slightest idea. I have never joined. If I haven't talked to you in 20 years I don't want to start now. And if I have I already know what you are doing. This is pretty much how I feel. I don't go in too much for those people who contact you because you used to go to school together 20 years ago. So what? That was not either of our choices, we were just there at the same time. If you didn't talk to me then why would I want to talk to you now? My friends know how to reach me and do. So don't except friend requests from people you don't want to. Is that so hard? My friends know how to reach me... and facebook is by far the easiest way. |
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I started getting in touch with Military Buddies through Together We Served. They wanted to see pictures of the family. I can
control who has access and who doesn't. I also get to keep in touch with people I went to school with and lost touch with when I moved. The newest thing is being in contact with people I read (blogs) or listen to (Armed American Radio) and be able to post my comments on their blogs and shows. I also get response. These blogs put you in contact with trainers and suppliers that you wouldn't normally come into contact with. But I guess it's stupid to you so it must be stupid to everyone. Narrow Way of Looking at the World. |
I keep in touch with old friends from high school, old jobs, stuff like that. And I also get a kick out all the people who used to joke me about being fat are fatter than me now, girls that wouldnt have anything to do with me have 2-3 kids and no hope of ever meeting a decent guy or even getting a good job. Its like the ultimate gloating machine! 
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I stay in touch with Marine Corps Army/college/HS/etc... buddies and family[div] and check out how hot/ugly the chicks from HS got.... This It's an easy way to keep track of your friends and build friendships even when you are not able to see them on a regular basis. I have been blessed to meet a lot of people in life, and I consider myself better for my interactions with other people. Unfortunately I can't always keep in touch with friends who live all over the country. FB is what you make of it. If you want to use it for nothing but a way to avoid having to keep track of emails, ok. If you want to use it to braodcast your life, whatever. Don't be stupid, and it's a useful tool. I get national news, industry news, wish friends happy birthday, get pictures of myself, keep in touch with people who I'd normally have time to keep in touch with, build friendships based on interests I didn't know we had in common. In fact, the other day I was talking to a chick I went to college with about her and her husbands gun-industry involvement and we were able to swap some useful insider info. The way our culture is communicating is changing. It's not better or worse, it's just different. Culture had the same growing pains when the telephone was invented. Scrub the dirtbags, act mature, and be professional. You can also ignore people pretty easily. Quoted:
[div class='quoteStyle']Quoted: Nobody values their privacy? I see how GD can be to a lesser extent like FB.
You're online...you have no privacy. No kidding. It's funny how people who will post pictures of their girlfriends in their underwear, sex stories, family problems, financial questions, etc... as well as getting into purse swinging matches with strangers can then say FB is stupid because of all the drama and the lack of privacy. |
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Not really sure. I had one for a couple years and a bunch of people found me and I though that was neat to find friends from high school I hadn't seen in a long time
Then I realized, there is a reason I havn't kept in contact with those people and I never posted anything on there really so I deactivated it and am going to delete it permanantly soon. It's a waste of time. |
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What's the purpose of this? To post your daily activities and info about yourself for everybody to see so you can feel important, relevant, connected? I can see why women may do this, but men?
actually, i think its better for men. we dont call eachother up on a daily basis to "chat" about everything. men dont call eachother unless there is a specific communication that needs to be sent. FB allows men to post general happenings and stay intouch with your friends without resorting to twirling our hair while spending an hour on the phone. |
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Facebook was ruined by old fucks, kids, and soccer moms who want to fucking rile the world through Farmville.
I was on Facebook when it was solely for college students. It was a goldmine for sniping hot ass from the University whenever I pleased. Now? Hell, I can't even post a status without my Aunt telling me in caps that "you need to come visit me." 
Fuck you, Mark. |