If you're not on Facebook (and you're young), you're a pain in the ass

[olds]

I got off of facebook 5 years or so,.. one of the best decisions of my life.

I am guessing you don't make many decisions?

 

[zinfamous]

Oh look, someone drawing attention to their lack of Facebook. How unusual. Do you also not have a TV? Want to tell us about that too?

you're the guy drawing attention to yourself by posting this thread, lol. I've never in my life gone out of my way to tell people I don't have facebook. I don't care if they do or what they do with it, and I don't care what they think about me not having it.

I do have a TV. I watch movies on it. And Football. I have a smartphone, but I do not have data--yes, it would be useful at times, but I wouldn't use it 90% of the time for what it is designed for because, guess what, I don't have twitter! omg

 

[pete6032]

Yeah.... fuck that. I have a phone. I give my friends my phone number. If we want to get together we call each other. I'm not self-absorbed enough to go update some website on what I'm doing. What a narcissistic practice.

I've found that facebook makes it much easier to keep up with people around me. It's not a substitute for a phone, and a phone is not a substitute for facebook. It's nice to be able to go online and see what friends are up to, especially those who live in another state. Talking on the phone to everyone is not possible, but its quite easy to log onto FB and spend 5 minutes scrolling through people's lives and feel like you're staying connected to them.

 

[Dude111]

If you're not on Facebook (and you're young), you're a pain in the ass

Good im glad to be.. FACEBOOK IS AN INTRUSIVE PIECE OF CRAP!!!!

 

[Blackjack200]

you're the guy drawing attention to yourself by posting this thread, lol. I've never in my life gone out of my way to tell people I don't have facebook. I don't care if they do or what they do with it, and I don't care what they think about me not having it.

I do have a TV. I watch movies on it. And Football. I have a smartphone, but I do not have data--yes, it would be useful at times, but I wouldn't use it 90% of the time for what it is designed for because, guess what, I don't have twitter! omg

The reason you have data on your phone is not so you can use twitter (you don't need it for Twitter, only SMS), it's so you can find shit while you're driving.

 

[ImpulsE69]

I think it's a personality trait thing (you know those color codes?). Some people simply keep small circles of close friends and do not need an overflowing abundance of "friends" that they may or may not speak to for years at a time.

Nothing against people who do, but to try to say it's abnormal or weird to not have an account sounds like someone trying to justify the reason they are on (being scared of being weird). It simply is not a necessity. It's just one more way to interact and some people choose not to use it.

 

[rsbennett00]

So if I don't have trouble keeping up with the friends I care about, what's the point of facebook? I've always avoided it because I don't see it sticking around, it's business model is completely flawed. I'm surprised it's lasted this long.

 

[Blackjack200]

Nothing against people who do, but to try to say it's abnormal or weird to not have an account sounds like someone trying to justify the reason they are on (being scared of being weird). It simply is not a necessity. It's just one more way to interact and some people choose not to use it.

It's not abnormal or weird. It's a fucking pain in the ass. Girl just joined our sailing club and we have a Facebook group for some of the younger members to plan get-togethers and shit. So I try to friend her and add her to the group, but I can't find her when I search her name.

"Oh, I'm not on Facebook, tee hee. You can just text me when you guys are hanging out."

Yeah, so I get to be your personal secretary and text you every time someone plans something on Facebook?

 

[cronos]

Facebook is for old people, and texting (SMS/MMS/group SMS) is so 90s. What is wrong with you and your friends?

 

[ImpulsE69]

I use smoke signals. You watch, it's making a comeback.

 

[Blackjack200]

Facebook is for old people, and texting (SMS/MMS/group SMS) is so 90s. What is wrong with you and your friends?

We are old (>30)

What's taken face book's place anyway? Just curious, I won't join it and make it uncool. Pintrest? Instagram? Tinder?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I'm really sorry people have to make an actual effort to communicate with me.

 

[cronos]

We are old (>30)

What's taken face book's place anyway? Just curious, I won't join it and make it uncool. Pintrest? Instagram? Tinder?

Seriously, I actually still have my Facebook account and really thankful for Facebook Messenger because now I can instant message my Facebook friends without having to install the Facebook app (which I don't want on my mobile device - if I need to access Facebook, I'd do it on a computer). This is the exact opposite to other people who are raging right now because they're forced to have two apps on their phones/tablets if they want to browse Facebook and use it for messaging purposes.

Having said that, I went to Google+ and am having fun there. No, it's not going to take over Facebook, and it shouldn't. It's fine how it is now.

 

[MtnMan]

Sorry, you are. You're as annoying as those people that refused to get cell phones until 2009.

You don't need to turn it into a competition, I don't think I have more than 150 friends and I've been on the site for six or seven years now. You don't need to post selfies or read your uncle's annoying libertarian memes, you can ignore all that shit.

I hung out with some of my roommate's friends last weekend and some of them were cool enough that if they posted that they were in a bar and I was nearby I'd probably drop in, but I couldn't friend them on Facebook because my roommate is one of those "LOOK AT ME I'M NOT ON FACEBOOK" people. So I had to search his ex-gf's name and go through her list of friends to find them. So I send out half a dozen friend requests, and have yet to hear a response. Probably because we share no mutual friends (I'm not FB friends with his ex) and they don't realize who I am. What a fucking PITA.

FB friends, that's rich, there are many free spirits that don't follow the crowd like bleating sheep. People that would friend you, are the same type of people that would go through your medicine cabinet, or otherwise stick their nose where it has no business.

 

[Mide]

Some people don't like FB. I had an account and it was pretty much dormant for years. Sure you get to see friends post stuff but it wasn't all that enjoyable. Ended up deleting the account. Don't like the whole social networking stuff...deal with it.

 

[Rakehellion]

Thanks for being just enough self-absorbed to tell us all on this website what it is that you do and don't do on Facebook.

Boom.

 

[Blackjack200]

Seriously, I actually still have my Facebook account and really thankful for Facebook Messenger because now I can instant message my Facebook friends without having to install the Facebook app (which I don't want on my mobile device - if I need to access Facebook, I'd do it on a computer). This is the exact opposite to other people who are raging right now because they're forced to have two apps on their phones/tablets if they want to browse Facebook and use it for messaging purposes.

Having said that, I went to Google+ and am having fun there. No, it's not going to take over Facebook, and it shouldn't. It's fine how it is now.

That's interesting, I had no idea anyone used Google+ at all. Is it easier for organizing stuff?

Edit: Meaning organizing get-togethers etc.

FB friends, that's rich, there are many free spirits that don't follow the crowd like bleating sheep. People that would friend you, are the same type of people that would go through your medicine cabinet, or otherwise stick their nose where it has no business.

 

[Kneedragger]

Facebook is junk. I got off that three years ago.

 

[TXHokie]

Nuked my FB account 3 yrs ago too. I might consider re-joining if they would implement a "Hate" button.

 

[utahraptor]

I quit facebook a few years back and have had no regrets. Then again I don't have any friends so there is that. I did allow my cat to keep his account, but it does not get used.

 

[disappoint]

Oh look! Derp-world problems. If there's one thing no one gives a shit about more than 1st world problems, it's derp-world problems.

 

[Childs]

It makes you wonder if they actually wanted to hang out. Wouldn't they have gotten your number or something if they wanted to hang out? Its not hard to send a group text to coordinate things. Although what do I know...I haven't made a non work friend in years. This thread feels like something out of Dawson's Creek. :biggrin:

 

[Blackjack200]

I don't usually ask dudes for their number. Not at a bar anyway. Facebook friending someone is much less weird. If I have a reason to need their number later I can ask for it.

 

[ponyo]

I don't usually ask dudes for their number. Not at a bar anyway. Facebook friending someone is much less weird. If I have a reason to need their number later I can ask for it.

I don't know any male with a Facebook account. All the people I know with Facebook accounts are females.

 

[Blackjack200]

I don't know any male with a Facebook account. All the people I know with Facebook accounts are females.

So I guess you should only go on Facebook if you like women.