Is the bloom off the Facebook rose? Do you still like FB?

fuzzybuddy

fuzzybuddy

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I got on Facebook when it was the 'in' thing to do. Never really got into it. I recently got reconnected with an old friend via FB. So, I thought I'd give it another try. I found it awfully constraining. For instance, my high school was merged with another one, so while the building still exists, the name doesn't. FB claims there is no such school, and rejects it. It refuses to post it. And it seems that FB has particular hobbies that it will post, and no others. It rejects my post of "Civil War buff". I got the impression FB was really designed for 20-30 year olds. Is the bloom off the Facebook rose?
 

I joined FB years ago when my grandsons were young just to keep an eye on them. I met a lot of old friends and family members. They said FB was going to change. I'm sending my email to my close friends and then leaving FB. I heard they were going to be called META. I don't know what that means so I'm leaving.
 
They are limiting my account for 90 days so I am not going there at all.

The reason I liked fakebook was that I wrote 4 blogs, was an amazon seller as well as had an eBay store. So I promoted those things as well as had pages for my blogs. Now all that is gone, deleted when I moved here.

What keeps me on there is my cousins who talk to me daily when before this connection we only spoke at a funeral or in a Christmas card. I knew them as little kids, now I feel like I know them much better.

I went to a few different schools as my parents moved us around a bit. Now I am friends with all those kids who were my good friends when I was in 6th grade and beyond. I never thought I'd ever see or speak to any of them again. I have become quite close to many of them.


I also have discovered 2nd and 3rd cousins on fakebook and would have never known they existed let alone become friends with them. We were going to get together, but that was before the covid situation.

My groups on there are pretty good too and I would hate to never be able to go to those again.

But the best part of fakebook was that I met my boyfriend on there (although we were in kindergarten through 4th grade together but didn't really know each other) and he has been very good to me. I hate to think where I would be now if it wasn't for him.

After all that, what I said above........I hate the site and how they treat their members who are what the site is about. So I keep hoping something else will come along that would be just about connecting to your family and friends. Actually my day is much more satisfying by not being on there. I get more done.
 
I am on FB because there are several groups where people discuss diseases that affect their pets. One of my dogs is in congestive heart failure and has kidney disease and dementia. I learn things from people going through these diseases with their dogs and that the vets never bring up. Treatments, supplements, articles, and HOPE. I think my girl would be so much worse off now if I were not following some of the suggestions made by people on FB. After she leaves me, it's likely I will keep the account (because I have another dog with meningitis and another with collapsing trachea and there are groups for both of these) but I will not spend much time on it, if any unless I need information. Most of my friends are inactive except for posting family pictures and it's mostly become a place where it seems that people argue a lot or are mean and I don't need that in my life.
 
Facebook has been a godsend for me during covid lockdowns and travel restrictions. For the past two years I have watched my little great grandson grow and develop thanks to photos and video posted in a select subgroup of my family page that is called Grandma Stuff. He has recently turned two and the chances to see him in the flesh during that time have been rather limited. I have another subgroup called Grandkids and I use that one to communicate with our six grandchildren and their partners. For example I use this one to issue private invitations without the rest of the family being involved. I organised a trip to the Australian ballet for all of "my girls" to see Romeo and Juliet for this year but due to Covid the Opera House was shut down. The performance has been rescheduled for December next year and I use FB to keep everyone fully informed. It's a lot easier than making multiple phone calls

I use the general FB page to follow some pages of interest but it is only open to my "friends" who happen to be wider family, including some cousins and in laws. We've been sharing old family photos and generally just keeping in touch.
 
I do still use FB. But have pared down my Friend List. I have a couple games I like to play, and I go more for the games and to communicate with people I do not see often. I have it as my home page, so I may peek around a bit, and then off to do other things, like come here or read news sites
 
Never really cared for FB. I have an account but only use it to keep in contact with some old friends who only post there. I very seldom post anything other than birthday wishes for a few people. I certainly do not trust FB and that smarmy Zuckerburg to keep their sticky fingers out of my business trailing me around the internet.
 
I joined FB years ago to connect with former friends and classmates. Now I go a few days without even checking it. I'm always embarrassed when friends have had birthdays several days back and I haven't acknowledged them, but I figure that is one less Like they will have to click on. ;)
 
I enjoyed it when my daughter and family was on Facebook. When they left ,so did I. I still sell on the Marketplace and use messenger although I'm not sure if that is part of Facebook or not.
I use it only to see my grandkids and videos my daughter sends me of their daily activities.
 
Yesterday I found a treasure trove of old snapshots taken or collected by one of my aunts. Some are definitely worth sharing with other members of the family, especially those interested in family history.

I have photographed a few today and have formed another subgroup of my FB page. I have posted about 6 photos and invited family members to join. I'm hoping we can all share old photos using this entirely private group.
 
I liked FB more in the past, I remember discovering the page for the horse stable I rode at when I was a young adult. It was interesting (and sad) to learn the generation of horses I knew and loved had passed on (except for old absolutely ancient pony, but then he finally went too). But it was nice to see that there was a new generation of horses and riders.
I tried joining some groups like budget-travel, single-women-travel, elder-orphans (seniors with no family), and themed groups like those. But, I don't like the FB format of a flow of posts with comments, I prefer forums that have folders and threads. In FB I don't feel like there are real conversations like there are in forums.
 
HoneyNut, totally agree with you about FB themed groups. I joined several related to activities I enjoy (baking, old recipes, genealogy, etc.) but soon learned that it seemed a certain few dominated the postings and were quick to jump in with negative comments if I posted or commented. Did not feel welcomed at all. Never had that problem here or in other forums I follow.
 

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