Community Chat

[Oznell]

@smoochy ,  how neat, I love that, and so did hubby.  Calvinists here all the way, too!  You meet the most fascinating people on this forum.

Would absolutely love to have you visit his Facebook.  But, rats, unfortunately it is under his real name, and am nervous about giving identifying info over this open forum, understandably. You are a dear.  It's great to encounter people with such worthy and 'sympatico' interests.

[J Town Girl]

I do enjoy Facebook but I only use it for my guinea pig rescue groups and the two groups that are made up of squirrel lovers.  

I never accept friend requests.  I have no interest in being a virtual friend to anyone.  

[chrystaltree]

It sounds to me you aren't using face in a positive way.  It's like you opened all the doors and windows of your home and invited the world in.  So you get a lot of garbage.  You didn't set any privacy settings .  I love Facebook and I don't get the stuff you are complaining about.   The groups I join are closed groups meaning only invited members can post.  I cannot live without Facebook because my family and friends are in clos d groups and that is how we communicate with each other.  It's how we share pictures. I do not "speak" to anyone on Facebook I don't know.  I don't "friend" people I don't know.  So Facebook is mostly a positive experience for me.  I prefer Facebook to this board because I get to converse with many more people.  And we can discuss subjects that are forbidden here.  Like current events.  I enjoy discussing the state of the world with others.  I have various interests and I belong to groups with like minded people.

[Natureluvr]

I stopped using Facebook years ago and never signed up for Instagram or any of the other new ones that have come out. I feel the same way you do. I find it to be a waste of my time, anxiety inducing, and other negative effects. I no longer watch the news either. Actually, sometimes I do but very rarely. For some strange reason, I’ll occasionally watch an episode of Dateline or 20/20. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[snipsnapsnur]

First of all, I see no reason to announce that you're leaving FB.  Second, it takes a certain type of person to be able to maneuver FB without letting it 'get to you'.  If your feelings are easily hurt, then FB is NOT the place for you.

I've been on FB since it began and never once have been inclined to say I needed to back off for any reason.

[Natureluvr]

@snipsnapsnur
Just as I see no reason for you to insult someone for expressing that they don’t like to participate on a website. It’s also pretty insensitive to assume someone can’t maneuver FB because they’re not that “type of person.” It’s not always about getting your feelings hurt easily, either. Great that you enjoy it. Some don’t.

[walkingal]

You can make FB whatever you want to make it.  I thoroughly enjoy it.  I've been on FB practically since the beginning.  Back then around 2003, I was in a military support group, and we all joined FB and it was great.  About 50% of my FB "friends" are still from that group! 

I am very political and I enjoy current events.  FB is great for that.  I would say most of my FB "friends" and I have the same political views.  There are those who don't and who are not into politics, but we're still FB friends.  We respect other views. 

I belong to ancestral groups and FB is great for that.  The chapters I belong to all have FB pages and it's a fast way to stay in touch and keep up to date.   

There are many neighborhood community groups on FB and they are a wealth of information for what's going on in my area I wouldn't otherwise know about.

My favorite authors all have FB pages I follow.

So many of you are really fans of the Q.  Most of the hosts and vendors have FB pages.  You would enjoy that.  My favorite page is VPH.  She posts the best recipes!  

The FB blocking feature is the best.  I block all trolls I run into on some of the pages, mostly on the historical pages (1861-1865) I follow.

I don't do the family/friends/pets photo thing.  Many of my "friends" do and that is okay with me.  That's their thing.  (But if I've seen one photo of a deer in your yard, I've seen them all. sigh)  

FB is what you want to make it.  As many others have mentioned here, there are all kinds of filters and privacy settings you can turn off and on.  

[bargainsgirl]

 I did that very thing a few years ago and feel so much better.  I was wasting so much time and reading so many negative things and getting tired of seeing how WONDERFUL some peoples' lives are...I still check a few times a week but I limit myself to time and it works just fine.