How Many SF members use FACEBOOK? I would appreciate your comments.

I use it, but not very often. I do read the posts when I get an e-mail telling me that someone sent me something.
 

I'm with SeaBreeze,never had the desire to open an acct on Facebook especially after the problems the company had couple months ago.
 

I have love-hate relationship with Facebook. More hate than love these days, so I mostly ignore it until I can't bear our political situation anymore. Then I post a short rant, get responses from dozens of friends, and then go dark again for a while.

At heart I am a highly political animal though I try to subdue that part of me on SF.
 
I'm just not that kind of person to tell my every move and plan. I do go there to see family pictures but that is about it. I have nothing against the person that likes that sort of thing. but that is just not for me.:eek:nthego:
 
I had a Facebook account for a while in an attempt to contact ex-colleagues that I had lost touch with. This worked to a degree, but I soon got sick of the "friends" whom I'd never heard of, telling me that they and two others were having a a double elephant,bacon and cheese burger and a concentrated sugar and caffeine cola, or posting "selfies"of them waiting for a bus that was 1 minute 17 seconds late. I don't give a #### what they eat or whether the bus runs them down, so I deleted my account. Why some people think anyone is interested in what they do is way beyond me.

I talk to my real friends and children and we occasionally exchange emails or photos.
 
Capt Lightning said:
I had a Facebook account for a while in an attempt to contact ex-colleagues that I had lost touch with. This worked to a degree, but I soon got sick of the "friends" whom I'd never heard of, telling me that they and two others were having a a double elephant,bacon and cheese burger and a concentrated sugar and caffeine cola, or posting "selfies"of them waiting for a bus that was 1 minute 17 seconds late. I don't give a #### what they eat or whether the bus runs them down, so I deleted my account. Why some people think anyone is interested in what they do is way beyond me.

I talk to my real friends and children and we occasionally exchange emails or photos.
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We have a private page for family..I also have a private page for online friends (all male) and we discuss things that our family and friends do not see.
 
I am on facebook but don't like it. Don't understand all the rules.
Why do I get all these contacts I never heard of??
Too much clutter.
 
Capt Lightning said:
Yes, but what's the benefit of Facebook rather than just emailing them?
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I have 6 children and their spouses and 11 adult grandkids...They hardly ever check their email accounts!!
When we have family get-togethers it makes it a lot easier and everyone posts if they are coming and what they are bringing..
 
I have tried to twice. I have been in the IT field since the days of mainframes only so I am very computer literate and am on my PC most of the day. However I have found Facebook to be a waste of time and a mountain of inconsequential minitua about what my relatives and freinds did that day and every cute thing their kids have done. I love to learn and get information that enlightens or teaches me somethign and all I get are things others think are funny but I do not. I have been hit up by children of cousins for a job or loan. Old girlfreinds found me and told me about their tragic life as drug addicts and hookers. They both cheated on me and Karma bit them in the butt.

The worst part was not ignoring people we know. They wanted us to friend us or got upset if we did not. Some posted all day long so I had to ignore them but they eventually found out since I did not "Like" any of their posts. I felt obligated to like every post I saw so as not to hurt anyone's feelings.

What I have done is open a new Facebook account under a different name which I used to follow groups that I am interested in to sell and trade things or find buddies from Vietnam. My family is unaware of this and so I only see things that I am interested in and not every bowel movement of their genius child. I often wonder where stupid people come from since every parent I know says that their kids are very smart. Have you ever heard a parent say that her child was stupid? Niether have I. :) I just cannot get into social media even though I have done so with my company from which I am retiring next week. I much prefer the Mensa Special Interest Groups and general forums specific to my interests. At least we have something in common and no pictures of cats or kids. :)
 
Vinny, I come from a very similar professional background and agree completely with your sentiments. I've formed the opinion that the easier it is to keep in touch, the nicer it is to stay "hidden".

Ken, I only have 3 Adult children and no grandkids, so life is a lot less complicated for me. Apart from my immediate family, I avoid reunions like the plague.
 
I've only had mine for about three years, thanks (or not) to my daughter. I have it private, after getting hacked a few times.
I do like it for keeping up with relatives and friends. Even found a childhood friend. She subsequently posted our senior high school pictures and wrote, "my first friend in the USA.' That warmed my heart.
 
I've rarely looked at it for quite awhile. Now due to a family member having moved out of state and has phone issues, we can make contact though FB Messenger. Otherwise, it's annoying for the most part,
 
Ive been on FB for a few years now but seems I use it less and less.

I seldom post or share anything on there, occasionally I'll "like" a post but I'm not doing that so much now either.

Most in my family are getting away from it so I guess I am also.

I do belong to a few groups but seldom post in those either...just read.

My favorite group is a group for Dachshund lovers:) ❤️
 
I post on Facebook when we travel. Otherwise, I might go weeks without looking at it. Why? It's a waste of good time. Too many stupid photos of animals dancing or someone acting like the village idiot that they really are. Guess, I don't have too many real friends on there. Many of my friends don't even use a computer. We have a more meaningful conversation face to face. Too many weird people on facebook maybe without a real life.
 
Yeah but not much. No photo of myself.
I use it to look up people and organizations, send messages.
I don't care for the long list of people I am supposed to know or connect with.
No one to talk to.
 

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