Facebook - Time To Die?
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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. -
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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A sure sign that things aren't right.</p></blockquote>
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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. -
<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> -
<p>that said, i just found the "Millenials of New York page, it's pretty funny.</p>
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<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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<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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<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. -
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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<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>
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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>
MN5 take one for the team and friend him .</p></blockquote>
I have enough fern fluffybunnies already, no more. I'm not even familiar with his fern work to be honest. Do tell. -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="551276" data-time="1452147475"><p>I have enough fern fluffybunnys already, no more. I'm not even familiar with his fern work to be honest. Do tell.</p></blockquote>
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The climate change thread ( now locked ) should tell you more than you need to know. -
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Yeah, cos the fern doesn't do that at all.</p></blockquote>
Certainly kills productivity, but nothing like to the same degree as Facebook. Can't recall anyone starting a "Having a bad day ):" thread or posting a picture of them drinking a latte or cuddling a farking kitten.<br><br>
I played golf the other day and then had a beer in the clubhouse. I noticed I started getting Facebook updates via email that people liked the picture I was in. I thought wtf and found out my mate had taken a picture of the golf course, tagged me and the others, and then posted on Facebook that we were drinking there. Why? For the love of God why? -
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<div>I should probably ditch Veitchy, but I do get a lot of fun out of posting against some of the idiots who comment there (of which some are probably members here!).</div>
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<p>Anyway, am I the only one who really think it's gone to shit? </p>
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<p>haha yeah I follow his page too, and yep there are some nutbars on there, you no doubt :)</p>
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<p>I've already unfollowed a bunch of shit cos they turned un-funny, went all political or just clog up my feed with more inane shit than I can bear!</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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I don't even post in FB as explained above but get tagged in others posts and then shit coz I'm on farcebook but ignoring x's requests to be their buddy. FFS get a fucking life. <br><br>
I'm old enough to discriminate against who I interact with and if that doesn't include you by all means take it personally coz it probably means I think ur a fucktard although I cud just be lazy but get fucking over it! <br><br>
Coz being a whiney little bitch is really going to alter my opinion <br><br>
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<p>oh so thats why you ignored my request! I dont feel so bad now! :)</p>
