I'm done with Facebook

[archcommus]

Facebook hasn't made my social life any worse. It hasn't made it any better, though, either. Like some have said, it has mostly devolved to be meaningless and empty. People will post happy birthday on your wall who don't even know you - they just post it because they saw someone's birthday in their sidebar. I post a link or comment on something, and people will reply because they're bored and read it, not because they want to talk to me. Couple that with the stalking and the "look at me look at me!" trend (this also applies to most blogs and Twitter, which I'm also not a fan of), and it's just annoying. It CAN have some social benefits, as people have pointed out. I like to think, though, that without it I will be forced to directly call or text the people I want to connect with, which should be beneficial and more personal.

 

[ixelion]

People will post happy birthday on your wall who don't even know you - they just post it because they saw someone's birthday in their sidebar.

You bring up another good point: people who wish you happy birthday in person will do so because they value your friendship, and if they wish to maintain this social bond they must validate your sense of self-worth, they do this my recognizing and acknowledging important events in your life.

Random facebook users have no such responsibility towards others, and of the facebook users you know in real life, they will probably wish you a happy birthday in real life any way - making their wall post comment even more pointless.

But hey I might as well be the crazy cat-lady: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=17527

 

[archcommus]

You bring up another good point: people who wish you happy birthday in person will do so because they value your friendship, and if they wish to maintain this social bond they must validate your sense of self-worth, they do this my recognizing and acknowledging important events in your life.

Random facebook users have no such responsibility towards others, and of the facebook users you know in real life, they will probably wish you a happy birthday in real life any way - making their wall post comment even more pointless.

But hey I might as well be the crazy cat-lady: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=17527

Surprisingly relevant...

This...

It's the new thing you need to keep in touch, almost a requirement of modern social life."

...is what concerns me. Is that or will that be true? Right now I feel no, not even close. If eventually though someone has trouble even keeping up a social life without Facebook, sort of like how texting and a cell phone in general are today, that's a problem. It's an increased reliance on the internet and a decreased familiarity with one-on-one, personal communications.

 

[moshquerade]

ATOT IS MY FACEBOOK!

are you done with ATOT, too?

 

[Pepsei]

 

[DawsonsDada]

Never used any of the "social" networking sites and have been asked by numerous people why I don't. My answer is always the same, if you want to know what I am up to then pick up the phone and call or stop by and say hello. I will always try to make time for anyone who makes time to talk to me. "Social" networking sites just aren't in my opinion.

Then again I am not including ATOT in that either! ( :

 

[meltdown75]

ATOT IS MY FACEBOOK!

are you done with ATOT, too?

no, atot is just where he blowbags about facebook. llolololol