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[skiny]

And the award for worst hitman of the year goes to.....

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That's like setting up a sniper rifle on the lotto counter in a busy shopping center. (We can see you. )

 

[dunover]

I have a Facebook account but I don't use it. I opened it years ago, took a look around and never went back. I still get friend requests sent to me in my email. I'm sure I can turn that off some how but they don't come often enough for me to bother.

What I really find strange is the friend suggestions. I've been around the block a few times and I've never seen anywhere else on the planet where it is suggested that you become friends with someone. Imagine someone called you on the phone and said "Hey! There's someone that lives in the same city as you who's great aunt is a friend of someone who is related to your second cousin through marriage. You should interact with this person. Don't worry, we've already contacted him."

This is how Facebook became the only place you'll find people with 13 thousand friends but haven't left the house in 4 years. And the friend requests from people you used to know when you graduated high school is a good way to remind you why you stopped talking to these people 23 years ago. "You have a friend request from Bob. You remember Bob... The fat guy in high school who smelled like onions and dried his hands after using the urinal but never actually washed them. Now's your chance to ask him why they were wet."

You also get to reminisce with the entire rest of the planet while looking at all those public photos of you that you thought you'd burned all the copies of in 1987 or some you didn't even know existed. "I'm in that photo? Which one am I? Oh, the one on his knees with the Grateful Dead t-shirt on. Are you sure, it's me? His whole head is in the toilet."

I can certainly see why this site is so popular but I don't need a computer for any of this. If I want to meet people I can just go sit on a park bench. I'll just wake the guy up with one shoe and one boot on and show him photos of my brother's wedding.

LMFAO.......

I must agree, and am glad to find somebody who sees the 'social networking' phenomenon for exactly what it is - a shallow veneer of piffle for those who have a psychological need of some fulfillment not present elsewhere in their lives. If people wanted to stay in touch they would. Friends are try-before-you-buy, in other words you meet them in person.
If I am in town on Saturday, I see groups of giggling drunken fat birds taking their contrived photos on phones no doubt destined for FAECEbook next day to say to all their imaginary friends 'look what a grrrrreat time we had last night, see my new tattoo?' Snore..........

Don't even get me started on tw@tter, the torpor will take over.....

 

[dionysus]

Actually, I do find facebook to have positive elements and don't find myself shallow at all. I simply can't afford to keep in touch with everyone in my family, be it long distance calls or time and it's nice seeing family photos and updates of their lives. This even applies to friends too since I no longer live in my hometown.
Additionally, being home a lot, I like some of the games as ways to kill time since I'm not a huge tv fan.

 

[dunover]

I have family around the world, and we e-mail each other, attaching a photo if necessary, and can Skype to speak. No need to expose my details to all and sundry.
Faecebook reminds me of turning your house inside out, like a foldable girl's dolls house, so everyone can see inside, your photos on tha wall and your wall calendar exposed for all to see......

The bottom line is, anyone you NEED to see or communicate with will do so easily without it. Like the chap i first replied to said, you can join with any old alias just to have a peek and a trip down memory lane, then ignore it thereafter.

Like Bimbo, MyDisgrace, Tw@tter and NoFriendsReunited etc. it will soon become an expired fad - they know this which is why they are making hay while the sun shines by selling stock and going over to the advertising side.

I would happier buy mediacorp stock than Faecebook.

 

[Tirilej]

I have family around the world, and we e-mail each other, attaching a photo if necessary, and can Skype to speak. No need to expose my details to all and sundry.
Faecebook reminds me of turning your house inside out, like a foldable girl's dolls house, so everyone can see inside, your photos on tha wall and your wall calendar exposed for all to see......

The bottom line is, anyone you NEED to see or communicate with will do so easily without it. Like the chap i first replied to said, you can join with any old alias just to have a peek and a trip down memory lane, then ignore it thereafter.

Like Bimbo, MyDisgrace, Tw@tter and NoFriendsReunited etc. it will soon become an expired fad - they know this which is why they are making hay while the sun shines by selling stock and going over to the advertising side.

I would happier buy mediacorp stock than Faecebook.

I don't know if you have read the whole thread, but I feel some disrespect from you for us who actually are using it. I hope it's not so because I don't see any reason for wasting my time explaining the same thing twice.

 

[dunover]

Not at all (disrespect) I suppose its a 'marmite' activity, i.e. you love it or hate it. Disrespect is a bit strong, more like disdain. I suppose for example I love watching football, you may hate it and see it as 22 blokes kicking a bit of plastic about and thus see it in the same way i see faecebook. I wouldn't feel insulted or get defensive over it; that's merely your opinion.

 

[dionysus]

LOL, you don't have to expose everything to everyone; you can whatever parameters you want.

 

[Tirilej]

Not at all (disrespect) I suppose its a 'marmite' activity, i.e. you love it or hate it. Disrespect is a bit strong, more like disdain. I suppose for example I love watching football, you may hate it and see it as 22 blokes kicking a bit of plastic about and thus see it in the same way i see faecebook. I wouldn't feel insulted or get defensive over it; that's merely your opinion.

I agree it is about opinions. I can also admit that there are things people do or have interests for that I think is maybe a little stupid.
The difference is maybe that I always tries to see both sides of everything, and tries to understand why people do what they do or like what they like,... or to understand why you don't like facebook.
You expressed it very clearly but I couldn't see that you respected those who do believe it can be something useful for different reasons.
I might misunderstood some too since I'm not that good in English.

I don't feel insulted. I asked because I wondered if you had tried to see the other side, that's all
If you respect us then it's all fine

 

[dionysus]

Lol, I don't see why someone would 'hate' it at all; after all, if you don't like it, there's certainly no obligation to join it It's like most things..if you don't like gambling, don't gamble, if you don't like reality TV, don't watch it. I don't think there's much to be gained by putting those down who do partake.

 

[Silencio]

Not at all (disrespect) I suppose its a 'marmite' activity, i.e. you love it or hate it. Disrespect is a bit strong, more like disdain. I suppose for example I love watching football, you may hate it and see it as 22 blokes kicking a bit of plastic about and thus see it in the same way i see faecebook. I wouldn't feel insulted or get defensive over it; that's merely your opinion.

Have a look at the stocks if you feel hateful
I do every time I get a "you have notifications pending message" from them, instead of logging in to facebook I have a look at their stock. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside..

 

[Jasminebed]

I enjoy facebook. Don't spend a ton of time there, but most days I do pop in. When my daughter was a new mom, I had access to the latest baby pics, and I saw how she and her friends with little ones supported each other. Sometimes it is the middle of the night and a phone call is not appropriate.

Got to volunteer to babysit today when I saw kiddo needed one for the weekend.

I coupon for grocery items, and enter some contests that are run on facebook. Today's trip to the grocery store nabbed me a $3 container of cottage cheese thanks to facebook. I used that free sample of heel cream on my planter's fascitis I got in the mail.

I get to see all the funny stuff George Takei posts, and occasionally share something I find amusing.

I hide how everyone is doing at farmville, mafia wars etc.

I know when one of my favourite food bloggers has something new I want to read.

I think facebook is pretty cool. But if I had to pay to subscribe, I wouldn't.

 

[dionysus]

LOL, there's loads of crappy things that try to pass for humour, but there's a few Takei ones that certainly made me laugh