Facebook - Time To Die?
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<p>I use FB, but I have a rule that I only have 50 friends, I have been at that limit for awhile. If I add someone I have to remove someone else. </p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Baron Silas Greenback" data-cid="551520" data-time="1452292070"><p>
I use FB, but I have a rule that I only have 50 friends, I have been at that limit for awhile. If I add someone I have to remove someone else.</p></blockquote>
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Damn that is exclusive, are said friends aware of this rule? Does it make them work harder to stay on the list? Everytime I try to create solid rules for what gets someone ignored or unfriended i end up having to make exceptions for close family or friends going through super tough times so I've just given up trying to control the mayhem -
<p>You are not meant to like Facebook, you are meant to need it. You guys may all hate it but for a lot of people it is difficult to live life without it. A lot of people organise events and only invite people on FB. It also has free messaging. They don't want you to like it; they just want your personal information which most of you probably give to them by liking certain pages.</p>
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I have never had facebook, I am too fucking private for that. I hate people knowing stuff about me. <br><br>
Social media in general annoys me. It's amazing I have stuck with reading the Fern for so long. Been 'here' since 2003 so perhaps the ratio of retards in this place is lower than the general population? -
<p>I use FB. In the previous year I conducted an experiment to see what effect "checking in" to various businesses and locations had on my experience/ news feed. From what I can tell bugger all. Perhaps that's because I have tampermonkey and adblock installed...</p>
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<p>I find it useful as my family and friends are geographically dispersed and it's an easy way to opt in in when keeping in touch.</p>
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<p>I'm picky about what I share, tend to ignore anything political given how many retards are on social media and have a number of acquaintances ignored given the never ending drama in their lives, shithouse motivational memes, pseudoscience babble, calls for attention, sharing american memes as if it has some fucking relevance, "I know many people won't share this but"... Actually come to think of it, I'm surprised I still use it.</p> -
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Social media in general annoys me. It's amazing I have stuck with reading the Fern for so long. Been 'here' since 2003 so perhaps the ratio of retards in this place is lower than the general population?</p></blockquote>
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If you have been here since then you'd know we have our fair share of, um, those with special needs....;) -
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<p>Damn that is exclusive, are said friends aware of this rule? Does it make them work harder to stay on the list? Everytime I try to create solid rules for what gets someone ignored or unfriended i end up having to make exceptions for close family or friends going through super tough times so I've just given up trying to control the mayhem</p>
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<p>Of course not, the cantankerous bastards I have for friends would all compete to be culled first.</p> -
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<p>If you have been here since then you'd know we have our fair share of, um, those with special needs.... ;)</p>
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<p>Yeah that guy who called himself Team Rebel came across as 'special'. Wonder what happened to him?</p> -
Some birds just aren't meant to be caged...guess he used his wings and flapped about a bit
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Baron Silas Greenback" data-cid="551520" data-time="1452292070"><p>
I use FB, but I have a rule that I only have 50 friends, I have been at that limit for awhile. If I add someone I have to remove someone else.</p></blockquote>
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<p>How do you pad that to get to 50?</p>
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<p>???</p>
<p>The usual ways of course, losers from TSF, my wife, extended family I havent seen in decades and ex GF's (not the ones that went to seed)</p> -
Facebook works well if you take a small amount of time to feed it signals. Stuff you shared and mute for example. <br><br>
Personally, I find it a great way to share kids photos with a very spread out family. <br><br>
The messenger app is outstanding as well, and as they add their bots and AI it will only get better. <br><br>
If you follow one simple rule for anything you post online, Facebook or email or whatever, then it's fine;<br><br>
Treat everything you post as if it's public, and you wouldn't mind anybody reading it. -
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<p>Good strategy.</p>
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<p>Also, in the vein of looking at all those dickheads posting "I hereby do not allow Facebook to own anything when that's what I signed up to", my belief is that if you want privacy (or security), get off the internet.</p>
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<p>If you're not paying for it, you're the product.</p> -
Another FB gripe is exclusively done by chicks, ie one will post 'Feeling really down today ( complete with ubiquitous sad face icon )'<br><br>
Without fail there will be any number of comments ( again from women ) along the lines of 'aw what's up Hun?' 'Be strong baby, you'll be ok' 'hugzzzz' 'Hun, you are so amazing' and other vomit inducing posts. -
<p>Attention seeking.</p>
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<p>There is a lot to like about FB, while there is probably equally a lot I dont like about it....but as Kirwan says above, if you accept it for what it is, then its fine.</p>
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<p>I dunno if I'd say its gone to shit, I'd say its more people that are fucked up, the younger generation of people are narcicissic and needy...post images (granted some of the ones of chicks are hot as) and wait for everyone to say 'you look stunning hun' 'wow, beautiful' 'georgeous' and then the 'thanks guys' 'oh thanks' or then there are these ones:</p>
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<p>Another FB gripe is exclusively done by chicks, ie one will post 'Feeling really down today ( complete with ubiquitous sad face icon )'<br><br>
Without fail there will be any number of comments ( again from women ) along the lines of 'aw what's up Hun?' 'Be strong baby, you'll be ok' 'hugzzzz' 'Hun, you are so amazing' and other vomit inducing posts.</p>
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<p>Shit really? Seems like he only just left.. I swear his visits are getting longer....</p>