Un-Friending People is Difficult

:eek:fftopic: ...but this song started going through my head and I couldn't resist. :)

 

Ameriscot said:
I was unfriended by someone on FB (not a real life friend) because I posted something in favour of gay marriage. Oh well...

I have another friend who sometimes posts links to anti-Obama or right wing stuff but he never says anything hateful. But I ignore it and he ignores all my liberal stuff. We are friends mainly due to love of photography and being grandparents and beaches.
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Wouldn't it be great if life was all about photography. grandkids and beaches? I sometimes think it could be if everyone would just get on board. I know I'm dreaming. Just let me have my moment here.:star:
 
I have never been involved in Facebook or Twitter, etc, and am not interested. I understand some people love it and I'm happy for them but I've resisted getting "sucked in". I also don't care what politics a person espouses and I don't have a list of "acceptable religions"...but it's interesting learning what people believe and think. If I like someone ...I like them and I respect their right to hold views, opinions, and beliefs different than mine. Just because someone agrees with my political opinions (or any opinion) doesn't make them my friend..or even someone I like that much. The virtual world is pretty amazing..long as you watch where you're going. :)


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Butterfly said:
I've just never gotten involved in the facebook thing. I do know a couple people who are positively obsessive-compulsive about it, though. Kinda weird,IMO.
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Me neither...I do have a FB account but it's just really to keep an eye on the kids and what they're up to...or I'd be totally out of the loop. ..but I rarely post on it..I am absolutely at a loss to know how people's lives revolve around it.
 
hollydolly said:
Me neither...I do have a FB account but it's just really to keep an eye on the kids and what they're up to...or I'd be totally out of the loop. ..but I rarely post on it..I am absolutely at a loss to know how people's lives revolve around it.
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No different to peoples lives revolving around forums.
 
Bee said:
No different to peoples lives revolving around forums.
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Possibly...but unlike many on FB I don't feel the desperate need to log onto a forum when I'm at work or standing in a Queue just to tell people I'm standing in a queue.. :rolleyes:..nor do I feel the need to have 3 million followers /friends...whom I never speak to or barely know..
 
hollydolly said:
Possibly...but unlike many on FB I don't feel the desperate need to log onto a forum when I'm at work or standing in a Queue just to tell people I'm standing in a queue.. :rolleyes:..nor do I feel the need to have 3 million followers /friends...whom I never speak to or barely know..
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:thumbsup: Holly, I personally don't care what people do in their homes/ cars but it annoys me when people are playing with their phones while going through supermarket checkouts ,then have to look for their purse / credit card to pay for goods beacuse they were to busy checking FB ..(Costco won't serve anyone on the phone)
 
Kadee46 said:
:thumbsup: Holly, I personally don't care what people do in their homes/ cars but it annoys me when people are playing with their phones while going through supermarket checkouts ,then have to look for their purse / credit card to pay for goods beacuse they were to busy checking FB ..(Costco won't serve anyone on the phone)
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Absolutely agree kadee... it's very irritating. ...and another is walking right across the road in front of my car without looking because they're so engrossed reading their phone.!!
 
hollydolly said:
Possibly...but unlike many on FB I don't feel the desperate need to log onto a forum when I'm at work or standing in a Queue just to tell people I'm standing in a queue.. :rolleyes:..nor do I feel the need to have 3 million followers /friends...whom I never speak to or barely know..
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By the same token I don't need to bare my soul on a forum about my personal life......I don't need FB to keep up with my family, we have phones and Skype for that...............................crikey I have never yet met anyone with 3 million followers/friends.
 
Kadee46 said:
:thumbsup: Holly, I personally don't care what people do in their homes/ cars but it annoys me when people are playing with their phones while going through supermarket checkouts ,then have to look for their purse / credit card to pay for goods beacuse they were to busy checking FB ..(Costco won't serve anyone on the phone)
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How can you be sure people are checking FB or is that just an assumption on your part................as a person that used to be a supermarket cashier it used to annoy me until a customer took a call about a death in the family, never again did I get annoyed about customers and their phones because I just didn't know the reason they were on it.

Anyway enough of all this silly nonsense I must check my FB account before I start my day.
 
Bee said:
How can you be sure people are checking FB or is that just an assumption on your part................as a person that used to be a supermarket cashier it used to annoy me until a customer took a call about a death in the family, never again did I get annoyed about customers and their phones because I just didn't know the reason they were on it.

Anyway enough of all this silly nonsense I must check my FB account before I start my day.
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Bee, no it's NOT an assumption on my part ......I see them because I'm standing right along side of them waiting to be served ....And I know what FB pages looks like :) It's becoming more common in supermarkets/ large chain stores, I Now choose to use the self service option if it's available where I'm shopping to ovoid such people.. Another point is we have had 90 people killed on our roads
( that's only in South Australia ) so far in 2015 ..30% of those killed this year were using their phone ..
 
I'm grateful that SF has a GAMES section. Everyone there gets along and no one gets mad or unfriends anyone else. You meet a lot of interesting people from all over the world, have fun and make a ton of worthwhile friends.
It's like kids who love each other while at play yet feel like murdering each other when life gets too serious. If I'm being lambasted on the political forums, I step back, play some games and enjoy myself because that's what an internet forum should be about. Why be tortured by another or their opinions? Life is too short. There are lots of people here worth knowing. Like any relationship those online require work, and understanding but also funtime. IMHO.

FB is something I have but don't really bother with. I think it's more essential for younger people, perhaps.
 
I'm grateful that SF has a GAMES section. Everyone there gets along and no one gets mad or unfriends anyone else. You meet a lot of interesting people from all over the world, have fun and make a ton of worthwhile friends.
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I play games on FB and have made friends through that from all over the world and we often have a friendly banter between ourselves..............hmmm not much different to forums.

Facebook versus forums have been discussed on here so many times that it is now getting boring so I am now out of this discussion and onto more interesting things.
 
We've had these FB bashing threads before. I love FB. It's the easiest way to keep in touch with my friends and family in the US, UK, Australia, and Uganda. I feel no need to defend it. If you don't like FB, even when you've never been on it, then don't use it. End of.
 
Ameriscot said:
We've had these FB bashing threads before. I love FB. It's the easiest way to keep in touch with my friends and family in the US, UK, Australia, and Uganda. I feel no need to defend it. If you don't like FB, even when you've never been on it, then don't use it. End of.
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I like it too... and use it for communication with family and friends... I always do it via Private messaging.. Nothing of any sensitive nature is aired out in the open.. My news feed consists mostly of cartoons... pet pictures... and interesting articles and videos. NO DIRTY LAUNDRY..
 
QuickSilver said:
I like it too... and use it for communication with family and friends... I always do it via Private messaging.. Nothing of any sensitive nature is aired out in the open.. My news feed consists mostly of cartoons... pet pictures... and interesting articles and videos. NO DIRTY LAUNDRY..
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I use PM's a lot instead of email. A couple of friends occasionally post dirty laundry but very rarely. I have about 180 friends, 3/4 of which I know in 'real life', the rest I've known online for years, some up to 13 years (American expats or people from a baby boomer forum). My posts and those of friends can be anything from political, travel photos, family photos, links to items of interest, jokes, health issues, books or films we like, I get links to stories from the Guardian newspaper, Buddhist sites, liberal sites, photography tips, etc etc etc.
 
I just want to clarify that my decision not to use FB is just a choice. I didn't say that to offend anyone cause quite honestly I totally get that some people love it for their own personal reasons. I'm very fine with that as I do have family and friends who use it. I get requests and say no..but it's never been a point of contention or trouble between me and anyone I care about. I enjoy texting, phone calls, cards, etc. I only text at home when I'm relaxing :)

This is my first experience with a forum and I'm enjoying various aspects of it. I am very much a live and let live kind of person. I am able to see and understand another's pov without it being any threat to my own. Anyway, I just wanted to say that.

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