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[DoneTryin]

On 4/3/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:

On 4/3/2014 VCamp2748 said:

I just have to shake my head every time I hear someone refer to FB as "social" media. No, it's not; it's quite the opposite. People hiding away in their homes, necks bent over a tablet or computer, supposedly writing about what they're doing & reading what other people are supposedly doing.

Close out that FB account & get yourself out into the world, with real people. That is, if you can find anyone who isn't hunched over their cell phone, either texting or playing make-believe on FB.

Why can't people be doing both? FB gives my friends and family opportunities to share even more than what we've shared prior to joining. We can easily share photos, instantly provide updates to game dates and times for all the kids sports and school events.

Obviously you don't like FB, but your assumptions about all FB users is way off the mark.

It's wonderful that you're sharing with family & friends. Now do you actually get out to see them, go to the games & other events? If so, then sure, have fun with FB. I think you are the one who made assumptions about my post.

[chickenbutt]

It really didn't bother me or enrich my life - either. But I stopped it a couple of years ago and haven't looked back. It just wasn't for me. Nobody wants to hear about everything I'm doing every minute of the day any more than I want to hear about what anybody else is doing every minute of the day. For that reason, I never got into Twitter either.

If people enjoy these medias, good for them. I do not begrudge them that. I just didn't enjoy it that much at all.

One thing that I found interesting after that is that some people are too lazy to keep in touch unless they could do so through FB, so I lost touch with a few people. Fairweather friends, I guess. If it's that difficult to be in touch without Facebook, then I'm fine without the contact. It says more about those folks than anything else.

[Sooner]

I personally want no part of Two-Facedbook. I see relatives and "friends" that post the biggest bunch of bologna about how much they think of others and wish them well and are happy for them, and in reality they are mean and conniving people. People who want to have a relationship will e-mail, send cards or call you. Those who want to brag and tell lies about themselves find Facebook a marvelous forum for it. NOT saying EVERYONE, but those I'm talking about do tend to thrive in this atmosphere.

[Buck-i-Nana]

On 4/3/2014 VCamp2748 said:

On 4/3/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:

On 4/3/2014 VCamp2748 said:

I just have to shake my head every time I hear someone refer to FB as "social" media. No, it's not; it's quite the opposite. People hiding away in their homes, necks bent over a tablet or computer, supposedly writing about what they're doing & reading what other people are supposedly doing.

Close out that FB account & get yourself out into the world, with real people. That is, if you can find anyone who isn't hunched over their cell phone, either texting or playing make-believe on FB.

Why can't people be doing both? FB gives my friends and family opportunities to share even more than what we've shared prior to joining. We can easily share photos, instantly provide updates to game dates and times for all the kids sports and school events.

Obviously you don't like FB, but your assumptions about all FB users is way off the mark.

It's wonderful that you're sharing with family & friends. Now do you actually get out to see them, go to the games & other events? If so, then sure, have fun with FB. I think you are the one who made assumptions about my post.

You probably didn't mean this to come off the way it does (or did you?), but it comes off sounding ignorant and accusatory. YES, I spend a great deal of time with family and friends and thus all the info I said above is in addition to and providing for an even deeper level of socializing and sharing. Believe it or not, MANY people enjoy both a full life and a lot of FB sharing. My son has made many friends world wide through facebook, and as a result of it has enjoyed traveling around the world meeting up with them in r/l to enjoy many countries and hosting many of his new friends here as well.

[biancardi]

On 4/3/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:

On 4/3/2014 VCamp2748 said:

I just have to shake my head every time I hear someone refer to FB as "social" media. No, it's not; it's quite the opposite. People hiding away in their homes, necks bent over a tablet or computer, supposedly writing about what they're doing & reading what other people are supposedly doing.

Close out that FB account & get yourself out into the world, with real people. That is, if you can find anyone who isn't hunched over their cell phone, either texting or playing make-believe on FB.

Why can't people be doing both? FB gives my friends and family opportunities to share even more than what we've shared prior to joining. We can easily share photos, instantly provide updates to game dates and times for all the kids sports and school events.

Obviously you don't like FB, but your assumptions about all FB users is way off the mark.

exactly - it is social media. My family & friends post pictures of their trips, their home renovations, events (weddings, graduations,etc) and I am glad of it, as they are all over the country and even overseas. I cannot just get up and see them on a whim - I have a job, it costs a lot of money to visit each and every one of them. This allows me to share in what is going on in their life even though I am not there next to them.

Obviously, they have gone out and done these things and are not hidden away in the basement.

People can do both. This is no different that showing a slide show of your vacation (remember those?) except now, you can reach more of your family & friends and they can view them at their leisure.

[JaneMarple]

On 4/3/2014 Sooner said:

I personally want no part of Two-Facedbook. I see relatives and "friends" that post the biggest bunch of bologna about how much they think of others and wish them well and are happy for them, and in reality they are mean and conniving people. People who want to have a relationship will e-mail, send cards or call you. Those who want to brag and tell lies about themselves find Facebook a marvelous forum for it. NOT saying EVERYONE, but those I'm talking about do tend to thrive in this atmosphere.

Can't you as the reader distinguish fact from fiction when it comes to FB? To me its no different if one of your friends or relatives speaks to you in person or by phone and tells you a whopper of a tale. Just laugh to yourself and go on about your buisness.

I have a niece in Maryland who spins many stories, she doesn't realize that we are laughing at her because some of her stories are quite bizaare

[Irshgrl31201]

On 4/3/2014 Sooner said:

I personally want no part of Two-Facedbook. I see relatives and "friends" that post the biggest bunch of bologna about how much they think of others and wish them well and are happy for them, and in reality they are mean and conniving people. People who want to have a relationship will e-mail, send cards or call you. Those who want to brag and tell lies about themselves find Facebook a marvelous forum for it. NOT saying EVERYONE, but those I'm talking about do tend to thrive in this atmosphere.

Wow, sounds like the problem isn't with Facebook but with some of the family and friends you have.

I have FB and twitter and I do like to keep up with people I don't see often and this is one good way to do it. No one here said it was the ONLY way they keep connected, just one way. I have a feeling that the fake friends and family you are mentioning, were fake before FB even came along.

Sure there are people who lie or exaggerate on FB and even ones who use FB to be very negative but there are people like that in real life. You can defriend those people and just stay in contact with the ones you actually like and feel are real.

[Marienkaefer2]

On 4/3/2014 chickenbutt said:

It really didn't bother me or enrich my life - either. But I stopped it a couple of years ago and haven't looked back. It just wasn't for me. Nobody wants to hear about everything I'm doing every minute of the day any more than I want to hear about what anybody else is doing every minute of the day. For that reason, I never got into Twitter either.

If people enjoy these medias, good for them. I do not begrudge them that. I just didn't enjoy it that much at all.

One thing that I found interesting after that is that some people are too lazy to keep in touch unless they could do so through FB, so I lost touch with a few people. Fairweather friends, I guess. If it's that difficult to be in touch without Facebook, then I'm fine without the contact. It says more about those folks than anything else.

Pretty much sums up for me too.

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On 4/3/2014 VCamp2748 said:

I just have to shake my head every time I hear someone refer to FB as "social" media. No, it's not; it's quite the opposite. People hiding away in their homes, necks bent over a tablet or computer, supposedly writing about what they're doing & reading what other people are supposedly doing.

Close out that FB account & get yourself out into the world, with real people. That is, if you can find anyone who isn't hunched over their cell phone, either texting or playing make-believe on FB.

That reads like a characterization. I don't know anyone who does this.

[Rock_chick]

I love FB! I am able to see bits and pieces of the lives of many of my loved ones and extended family that I rarely see face to face. However I don't have the kind of braggy friends that so many describe on FB. I share a lot but try to keep it funny and drama free, and have fun with it. However, if I didn't enjoy it I would quit it in a heartbeat.