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One of my co-workers spent a huge part of last Thursday afternoon having a major argument with her sister (via cellphone) over something that happened on Facebook.
Without going into detail, let's just say that it's really, really embarrassing hearing other people air this kind of super-personal stuff in front of me and leave it at that. And I'm not temping in a cube farm where I can make up some errand and walk away when people do this kind of thing. No, I just had to grit my teeth and keep working, even though I desperately wanted to snatch her phone away and hurl it at a wall.
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From: Vanity, OR | Registered: Dec 2008
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What's interesting about FB to me is watching people from different spheres of my life interact with one another. Right now, I'm engaging in a rock 'n' roll debate with a member of my writer's group, and one of my childhood friends (whom I haven't seen in over 20 years) has chimed in.
In another recent discussion, rickshaw1 and his wife joined a debate over Christianity between me and an atheist artist friend I occasionally hang out with.
FB: the place where people who would otherwise never meet get to argue with one other.
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From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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FB: the place where people who would otherwise never meet get to argue with one other.
I think that's the internet generally!
Yes, but on FB, they wouldn't know each other except through me.
Oh, wait . . .
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From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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I've been on it since 2004 when it began (as I was college age when it was a college kids only thing), and it's just become a regular part of my life. I exclusively do it from my phone these days--when I'm on the train, in the elevator, in line at the store, etc. Its especially great when I'm traveling for work. I love it for what it is: a way to stay in contact with acquaintances in addition to good friends I'd be in contact with anyway. I can see what's up in their lives, them in mine, and without going through the 'how have you been' intro conversation.
Because I use it from my phone I don't post as much anymore but I read it regularly. The 'like' function is a nice way to acknowledge you've read something without having to force your way into a conversation.
In terms of annoying things, it is what it is. The great misunderstood philosophers are the most amusing though nothing is more annoying to me than 200 Giants fans on Sunday in my neck of the woods. The avid complainers and depressos are so repetitive that I cant help but grin at their over the top complaining. The super-politicos are perhaps the worst of all but I can block them out; sometimes some interesting links come out of that (usually not FB discussions though). But all that is worth it if I can read about a few nice things going on in some peoples lives, send some good thoughts to people genuinely suffering or laugh at the diverse and hilarious humor I see every day.
As for privacy, I'm of the opinion that whatever you post is the property of Zuckerberg and if he wants to sell it to GE or the CIA or North Korea or whatever than I guess we're all fucked but hey, that one is on us. FB owes us nothing on privacy so we can only be masters of our own settings and stay abreast of the changes being made to the site.
And I agree about planning parties--I planned the three best parties I ever heard about let along been too with a huge assist from Facebook.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Well, its' strange. I've only been on it for a short while yet I've noticed that it's both much freer and much more constrictive than here. You can post 'bout anything you like, but a much more diverse range of people, some that don't have the Legion connection, can see it, so they might not have a frekin' clue what yer talking about. Plus, ya can't really get into the silliness there that ya can here, but you can have a more open political/religious debate... if you want it.
However, it does have one clear advantage over LW. Pokerist clue, lol.
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Funny Facebook message from an army buddy of mine today:
"Hey... who is Novelty Nostalgia... and why is he calling you his ex?"
Heh... when worlds collide.
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