Face Book Addicts

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Face Book Addicts
Holy Hannah------Some of my kin are never off Facebook---they tell when they go to bed----get up-----what they ate---when they go to toilet---when they pray---what they pray for-----if the prayer was answered---every detail of their hour by hour life.
They run around with ear plugs via I Phone so as not to miss a beat. Yes I am on Facebook, but only to find out what is going on with family as they no longer phone or email, just communicate via Facebook. But ya know, there are things about their day that I just don't want to hear about.
 

I check FB twice a day.. once in the morning and once in the evening... and that's only to see what my friends have shared in the way of jokes or interesting videos, and to perhaps comment on something someone has said. No one knows when I go to the bathroom.
 
OMG, don’t even get me started. I know people who LIVE on Facebook. Then they complain about FB arguments and comments they don’t like. DUH. :wtf:

One relative’s daughter had a baby and I don’t need to tell you her FB comments and pics were endless. I finally clicked to hide her comments. Enough already. I wondered how she managed to stay off FB long enough to give birth.

I am not a fan of FB. I do have an account but I log on maybe once a week, if that. I like to see posts from niece and nephew. But I’m not going to share my life and daily activities with the world. For crying out loud, nobody cares that I just ate a bagel or that I’m getting ready to go to CVS or that my cat vomited or my carpet needs to be cleaned. Okay, so now you know! ;)
 

I've tried and I've tried but I can;t get the hang of it.

I keep getting e-mails telling me a friend has changed his status or updated or some such, but I don't know what the hell it's all about!
 
I love Facebook. I stay in touch with so many people this way. I don't post photos of cats or my dinner, etc. But I do post a lot. There are quite a lot of people I communicate with through Facebook PM instead of email. I've got a smartphone so will often check in when I'm on a bus, riding in a car, sitting in a cafe having a cuppa tea, etc.
 
I've had an account for several years now, mostly to keep up with my kid's activities. 2 problem posters, 1 a cousin must copy & paste every cute or quotable picture on the net, she's a concealed supporter (don't want to make her mad), feminist, Republican/Obama hater, God loving bible thumping zealot. I hate to block her since she is a relative & keeps me posted about other cousins. The other was a 2 week long house guest & friend of my daughters from Texas, Vegan, PETA member, dog owner = bad combination. Between the pics of her pets, some questionable recipe, shamming us meat eaters, animals under stress & everything else a Texan can brag or complain about take up my time scrolling through those 2 to get to some real updates. They read and like some of my posts so I feel obligated to keep them as a friend.
 
I don't have a Facebook account. Friends and family always say "ya gotta get on Facebook, ya gotta get on Facebook" but I have absolutely no interest.
 
I am on Facebook, go on when I get a notice telling me that my grandchildren have posted pictures. Sometimes I sift through "friends " postings on my profile. Not often, though. I luv 'this....describes my take on FB perfectly....


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We don't have F/B but I know from others my hubbies Kids were on there braging about how nice they are and what a bitch I'm for not giving hubbies son/ DIL $2000 they requested for a wedding gift ( we would have had to get a loan) They said this thing karma will get me one day for refusing to borrow the money to give to them..... My hubby retired at 47 due to having his back fused, I worked part time untill I was 65 and I felt HIS KIDS are not my responsibility to hand my hard earned cash over to a couple who both in late 30's and had good jobs so they could pay for their own honeymoon .....(His kids mother is still living)
Oh hubbies daughter who was doing most of the bitching is one of the biggest welfare cheats I have ever known, and at the time her now ex was, and more than likely still is, a speed/ Dope ( drug) seller/ user I also suspected she was using it as well ....... I could easily join F/ B comment on her page about the "NICE" person she claims to be ,But I can't be bothered, I'm happy To let it all go and and leave things as they are ( No Contact) ...... I have seem a picture of her on there dressed up in Black Bikie outfit standing by a Harley motor cycle ,as her ex was/ is involved with one of the not so nice bike gangs ...
 
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Kadee46 said:
We don't have F/B but I know from others my hubbies Kids were on there braging about how nice they are and what a bitch I'm for not giving hubbies son/ DIL $2000 they requested for a wedding gift ( we would have had to get a loan) They said this thing karma will get me one day for refusing to borrow the money to give to them..... My hubby retired at 47 due to having his back fused, I worked part time untill I was 65 and I felt HIS KIDS are not my responsibility to hand my hard earned cash over to a couple who both in late 30's and had good jobs so they could pay for their own honeymoon .....
Oh hubbies daughter who was doing most of the bitching is one of the biggest welfare cheats I have ever known, and at the time her now ex was, and more than likely still is a a speed/ Dope ( drug) seller/ user I also suspected she was using it as well ..well I could easily join F/ B comment on her page about the "NICE" person she is but I can't be bothered ...
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Oh yeah, I've heard about all kinds of FB drama. People use it as a tool for all kinds of MESS. :mad:
 
Louis said:
I don't have a Facebook account. Friends and family always say "ya gotta get on Facebook, ya gotta get on Facebook" but I have absolutely no interest.
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I don't either.

Don M. said:
Facebook, Twitter, and constant cell phone use, in general, are all symptoms proving that there are a lot of people out there who need to "Get a life".
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You hit the nail on the head!
 
Don M. said:
Facebook, Twitter, and constant cell phone use, in general, are all symptoms proving that there are a lot of people out there who need to "Get a life".
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Did you forget to include forums???...............logically speaking and in my opinion there is not too big a difference in belonging to Facebook and belonging to a forum.:eek:ffended:
 
I have an inactive FB account. I created an account to see if I could track some old colleagues. Then I got endless cr@p emails - do I know X,Y,Z.... No! I've never heard of them, so I de-activated my FB.
Then, I got an email on another account apparently for someone with a similar name stating that they hadn't activated their account. After another flood of rubbish emails for them, I clicked the link to activate their account, requested a new password, logged in and deleted it. No more junk emails!

So NO, I don't use Facebook or Twitter, I don't text and I only check the occasional forum. IMO, the easier it is to stay in contact 24/7, the nicer it is to just 'dissapear' and stay out of touch from the world.
 
Don M. said:
Facebook, Twitter, and constant cell phone use, in general, are all symptoms proving that there are a lot of people out there who need to "Get a life".
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Funny how people on a forum tell FB users to 'get a life'. How is it different?

My brother won't get on FB and xmas 2009 he was spouting his usual FB is evil stuff and said people who use FB need to 'get a life' and looked at me. We had just returned home to Scotland from living in Uganda in October, visited inlaws in Australia in November, and were in the US. I mentioned that we'd been on 4 continents (Africa, Australia, Europe, North America) in the last 3 months and I need to 'get a life'?! Really?
 
Bee said:
Did you forget to include forums???...............logically speaking and in my opinion there is not too big a difference in belonging to Facebook and belonging to a forum.:eek:ffended:
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Exactly. I've been on several forums where people look down their noses at FB users.
 
Ameriscot said:
Exactly. I've been on several forums where people look down their noses at FB users.
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I agree Annie, each to their own, we are not a Facebook family though we all have accounts, I feel forums are different in that you can get more in depth conversations going, which don't usually involve family or friends from the physical world............ Live and let live is the motto to follow
 
Some people seem to think that if they're out of touch for a few seconds, then the world will collapse round them. As I said, I think it's nice to keep out of sight. My landline is ex-directory and only two people know the number of my mobile phone.
 
Bee said:
Did you forget to include forums???...............logically speaking and in my opinion there is not too big a difference in belonging to Facebook and belonging to a forum.:eek:ffended:
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Though forums can be just as addictive I find the formats quite different. Even in the groups I belong to. A forum is a lot more stimulating and informative than FB. They afford us the opportunity to be exposed to subjects and experiences we might never encounter with FB. Along with the varied opinions, that open up your mind and sometimes make you reconsider viewpoints. You can choose the subjects that interest you vs. scrolling down a lot of junk posts trying to find anything interesting or stimulating. I find, except for the addictive component, there is really not any comparison.
 
ndynt said:
Though forums can be just as addictive I find the formats quite different. Even in the groups I belong to. A forum is a lot more stimulating and informative than FB. They afford us the opportunity to be exposed to subjects and experiences we might never encounter with FB. Along with the varied opinions, that open up your mind and sometimes make you reconsider viewpoints. You can choose the subjects that interest you vs. scrolling down a lot of junk posts trying to find anything interesting or stimulating. I find, except for the addictive component, there is really not any comparison.
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I agree. Also, forums are composed of posts from anonymous people with user names, not a person’s relatives, friends, co-workers, and friends of friends.

Another thing I find annoying about FB is when couples (married or otherwise) post how much they love each other, blah blah blah. These people LIVE with each other. Yet they are compelled to get on FB and say things like “You are the light in my life, sweetheart. My world began when I met you and I love you so much.” Who are they trying to convince? I have NEVER seen that on message boards, and I’ve participated in a LOT of forums over the past 17-18 yrs. I also have never see a "status" update on a message board.
 

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