I'm Being Serious..... - Page 3

gidgetgh · ‎03-09-2010

@Shanus wrote:
@gidgetgh. I think what I didn't like about FB was that people could "find"me. It felt like an invasion of my privacy...old friend or not. I had 4th cousins I'd never heard of contacting me through a friend of a friend they met 40 yrs. ago at college & "tracked me down". I felt like I was being stalked. With all the hacking going on, I'll keep my info private.

@Shanus- you can adjust your settings so you don't show up in a search.

Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@happycat. The same thing may be said about posting on these forums. I doubt if some of the more argumentative posters, bashers, and those who consistently make nasty comments would do so face to face. Social media has no "face" & it enables some to hurt others without having to look someone in the eyes and get their reaction.

NativeJax · ‎01-27-2015

You can get help learning at your local library:-) they usually have free classes on technical things with phones and computers:-)

Annabellethecat66 · ‎03-12-2010

@bootsanne Good for you. I belong to facebook and love it. I have a lot of friends from high school I keep in touch with them through facebook.

Q4u · ‎03-17-2010

When we moved across country in 2011, our community is spread out and in the country and the Association posts on Facebook. That is the only reason I signed up. I have no personal pictures on my page, no information whatsoever, I think 3 friends (I know them but have no clue how they got on there).... the picture is a pretty pic of the front of one of my kitchen cannisters. That's it..... and it works out well.

HOWEVER, I was messing around one day looking for people I've lost contact with and came upon a lady and her daughter that were very close to my family and me when I was growing up. I knew it was them and contacted the daughter~! I thought her Mom had passed but thank God she is in her 90's and doing well, despite the Alzheimers. She remembered me and her daughter was so surprised. She said she had been trying to find me for years. Through them I also made contact with her sister. Us three girls were like sisters and my Mom and her Mom were best friends. My Mom passed about 20 years ago.

I've found others, but none as dramatic as this. I have to be honest, I don't like facebook, don't want to be on it for more than a few minutes and my friend lives and breathes it.... but there are up sides to it as well....

*~"Never eat more than you can lift......" Miss Piggy~*

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

@happycat wrote:
I am on fb, and an old friend sent me a friend request, which I accepted. The first thing I see of hers, is an extremely homophobic post. Which was hateful, judgemental and unchristian. Got me thinking of the good people I have known over the years, who that post would apply to. I unfriended her.

It is a free country. But, there sure seems to be a lot people who post on fb, things they might not have the guts to say out in the REAL WORLD....to real people face to face.

I am on fb at the moment, but not sure how long its gonna last.

I would agree that people find it easy to be bigoted on FB. Most of them just "share" and "Like" bigoted rants that OTHER people/pages have posted - they apparently think it doesn't reflect on them if they just "pass it on", lol.

Anyone who seriously offends me with bigoted or intolerant rants gets deleted in 5 seconds flat. Anyone whose FB feed consists SOLELY of political posts (I have known many like this - they use their FB page for nothing but politics) is Unfollowed, and often Unfriended. And that goes for people I agree with as well. I don't need to be informed, twice a day, that someone has posted 20 political posts (i.e. 40), times several people. Ugh.

OTOH, many people assume everyone they've ever known feels just like they do about EVERYTHING. Uh...no.

Life without Mexican food is no life at all

happycat · ‎09-18-2010

@Shanus, you are absolutely correct, of course.

GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

I find it a lot of fun. Sign up and put bare minimum info. I use pictures on the internet as my avatar and background. Invest some time on your page setting it up. Then get your feet wet and send a friend request to a friend. As you feel comfortable, you may want to add things to your page. You don't have to. As mentioned, you don't have to set it up with your real name. Only problem is your friends won't know who you are unless you tell them. Good luck.

reiki604 · ‎03-09-2010

You have complete control over what others can see and if you are sensible about the info you put out. It's all up to you. I have reconnected with many people I grew up with and went to school with that somehow we lost contact over the years. It's great to see what they've been up to. I have family that is spread over the country and its a good way to keep in touch. Especially if you can't seem to catch the person at home due to schedules or time differences. You just have to be aware of what you put out there. I never post really personal info but just keep it light.

'I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man'.......Unknown

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@Big Sister wrote:
@Catiele wrote:
I just know it isn't for me. Friends are on and want me to join. They like it. For me it is TMI.
Yep, what @Catiele just said. It's not for me.

You only post what you want to post, it's only TMI if you post too TMI. You have total control of what you post and who sees what you post and who your FB friends are.