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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    #5

    <p>yeah I have 'hidden' posts of a bunch of people, they post a lot of BS, and recently unfollowed some stuff that was initially interesting.</p>
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    <p>I go through phases where I put pics and stuff up, other times I share BS myself.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>I have used it for work purposes before given so many of the younger generation have no idea (and/or don't care) about privacy settings.</p>

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  • No QuarterN Offline
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    <p>I deleted my Facebook account 2 years ago and am yet to have any regrets about it.</p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">It's sunny in Sydney today apparently, so I've got about 10 people saying they are enjoying the sunny weather (what, you guys had like 3 days of rain... )
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    <p>It's not even properly sunny yet - sun's out but still grey in parts and it's windy as. Nothing to like!!!</p>
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    <p>I have a Facebook that I use only to contact people or have them contact me - and that goes to my email so I don't need to even check Facebook to be updated.</p>

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  • dogmeatD Offline
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    <p>I don't do FB because I have zero interest in knowing when some fucker has taken a dump.</p>
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    <p>Surprisingly my life doesn't seem empty without it.</p>
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    <p>Plus there is the added bonus of pissing people off who tell me I really should be on it.</p>

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  • MN5M Online
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    I use it for a laugh and to make people laugh and/or offend them. Also for bantering with TR, M4L, NTA and Virgil amongst others. <br><br>
    I hate it when people get political agendas and I hate all the 'inspirational, motivational' shit. <br><br>
    It does amuse me the double standards though. A chick will put up a picture in a pretty dress or whatever and all her female friends will go 'aw so beautiful hun' etcetcetc. The odd male will 'like' it too. I recently got a mate to do some head shots of me in a suit for work, smooth as glass if I do say so myself but I dare not put them on FB cos one of the above arseholes ( or any number of real life 'friends' ) will inform me I look like a fluffybunny. It's just how blokes are.

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  • mariner4lifeM Offline
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    <p>I don't need an airbrushed photo to tell you that you look like a fluffybunny</p>

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  • MN5M Online
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="551160" data-time="1452130681"><p>I don't need an airbrushed photo to tell you that you look like a fluffybunny</p></blockquote>
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    True, but an extremely well dressed fluffybunny at the time I'll have you know.

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    You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter

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    <p>posting pics of food, every single-fucking-day as they worked through a new cook book, posting to the page of the author too,and then, as people gushed over the pics, each of them commented about it as well, like one another sposts etc...I know 1 poster on here will know who I am talking about, although he probably wont read this :)</p>
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    <p>anywhoo, again, I have posted the odd food pic (aimed at them) to be gushed over....</p>

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  • MN5M Online
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="551162" data-time="1452131154"><p>You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter</p></blockquote>
    <br>
    You'd know all about that Sydney boy

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    <p>To me, liking a post on Facebook also includes acknowledging the post, particularly for bereavements - it's not that we like what happened, we acknowledge the post about it.</p>

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    I've not bothered with Facebook because I waste enough time on the net as it is without adding another way to do that. <br>
    Took my brother in law fishing and I hooked up a kingie and passed him the rod so he could ineptly bring if in, I didn't know at the time but it was the first fish he ever caught and I took a photo of him with it. Mrs is friends with him on Facebook and showed me that he uploaded the photo of himself with the fish while we were in the water along with a fairly embarrassing amount of bragging and no mention of what actually took place . Twat. <br><br>
    Someone else mentioned people showing the top 1% of their lives, the mrs has friends who live a champagne life on a beer budget , if you looked at their Facebook pages you'd think they were the Kiwi branch of the Kardashian family , pictures of holidays , restaurants , latest apple purchase for them or the kids. I know their credits cards are maxed out and their parents pay their kids private school fees . Add to that their vomit inducing expressions of love for each other.

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    <br><br><blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="551206" data-time="1452137464"><p>Add to that their vomit inducing expressions of love for each other.</p></blockquote>
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    A sure sign that things aren't right.

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    Facebook was pretty cool at the start because I could track down old school and uni mates. After the excitement of that died down my account has been pretty much dormant. Unfortunately, I've discovered it's probably the best way to get in touch with people these days. An email could take days to be answered, but a Facebook message, almost straight away. Very occasionally I'll view my feed or whatever it's called and gag at the puerile and narcissistic bullshit people post. Facebook must absolutely kill productivity at workplaces.

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="551213" data-time="1452138954"><p>
    A sure sign that things aren't right.</p></blockquote>
    <br>
    Oh they aren't , they certainly don't act like that in public . Unfortunately for both of them in a country of 4 million the chances of either one of them being able to find someone who could tolerate them are fairly limited so they are probably stuck with each other.

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  • JCJ Offline
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    <p>I've never had a Facebook account. I just don't have all that many interesting things to share with the world in general. Even the whole friends and family thing seems false to me, much like those xmas circular emails which I hate receiving and always assumed everyone else does too.</p>
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    <p>All this constant sharing strikes me as kind of conceited and presumptuous, with quite uninteresting people assuming that they are in fact fascinating and insightful and taking for granted that everyone else is waiting to hear about them, their lives and thoughts. Don't get me wrong, I don't think I'm any more interesting than they are but I like to think I have the self awareness to shut up most of the time because of it.There's enough banality in the world without me adding to it.</p>

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  • mariner4lifeM Offline
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    <p>that said, i just found the "Millenials of New York page, it's pretty funny.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">"It's disgusting how so many people just completely ignore the homeless. I'm not like that. Whether it's offering to set up a Facebook event for their birthday, or explaining the plot of the first season of 'Serial,' I always do my best to help. Yesterday I gave a homeless guy one of my favorite vinyl records. He looked confused when I handed it to him, so I explained that the album really helped me get through a dark place once. He said that he didn't have a record player, and asked if I had any food or money instead. I shook my head, put a tissued hand on his filthy shoulder, and said 'This is food for your SOUL.'"
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    </blockquote>
    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">
    <p> </p>
    <p><span style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"There is no such thing as white privilege. Look, I've had more than a few run-ins with the police, and they’re not very nice to me either. I mean just last weekend I drunkenly grabbed a cop’s gun, and even though I was obviously joking, he called me 'incredibly irresponsible,’ and was, like, super stern and passive aggressive the entire time he was giving me a ride home."</span></p>
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  • MN5M Online
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    MN5
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Rancid Schnitzel" data-cid="551214" data-time="1452139152"><p>Facebook was pretty cool at the start because I could track down old school and uni mates. After the excitement of that died down my account has been pretty much dormant. Unfortunately, I've discovered it's probably the best way to get in touch with people these days. An email could take days to be answered, but a Facebook message, almost straight away. Very occasionally I'll view my feed or whatever it's called and gag at the puerile and narcissistic bullshit people post. Facebook must absolutely kill productivity at workplaces.</p></blockquote>
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    Yeah, cos the fern doesn't do that at all.

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  • NTAN Offline
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    Reminds me of a site I saw years ago which is still around today:<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com">http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com</a>

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="551263" data-time="1452145296"><p>Yeah, cos the fern doesn't do that at all.</p></blockquote>
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    The mrs tried to say the ferns the same, no one here posts pictures of their lunch and I can imagine the scorn that'd be poured on anyone who posted those motivational pictures. Also would anyone friend and converse with Winger? I can imagine what his Facebook page is like, red peak as his profile pic, loads of anti vaccs bullshit , 9/11 holograms,evidence of how quartz crystals cured his chronic halitosis , actually that would be pretty funny to look at .<br><br>
    MN5 take one for the team and friend him .

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