does facebook weird you out? - Page 2

duovamp · 02-07-2011, 06:57 PM

I haven't seen anyone actually use it for something that makes their life better in any way tbh.

slunken · 02-07-2011, 06:59 PM

that's why i shifted to tumblr. at least it's inspiring and people i know aren't liveblogging the superbowl.

BumbleBeeMouth · 02-07-2011, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by duovamp

I haven't seen anyone actually use it for something that makes their life better in any way tbh.

its useful for arranging nights out.

its not useful for maintaining meaningful relationships. Its turning everyone into soundbites.

duovamp · 02-07-2011, 07:22 PM

But you could arrange nights out sans Facebook. I do it all the time. And so can everyone else. And so did everyone else prior to Facebook's advent.

duovamp · 02-07-2011, 07:24 PM

That line of bullshit comes up every time.

"I just use it to get party invites."
You can get party invites without Facebook. Easily.

"I just use it to get girl/boyfriends."
You can "hook up" or find a mate quite easily without Facebook. Everyone can.

"I just like looking at pictures of people mindlessly for hours because I'm a nosy, insecure piece of shit."
You should evaluate whether or not this is a good decision.

slunken · 02-07-2011, 07:25 PM

the oral tradition is dead. welcome to the global village. future shock?

duovamp · 02-07-2011, 07:25 PM

"I just use it to make myself feel better by showing off how big of a piece of shit I am."
Again, is this really a good decision? Does it make you or society better?

slunken · 02-07-2011, 07:26 PM

I'm not saying I only use it for invites but it's the handiest feature to me because I forget things easily. Like if someone tells me about something coming up in a month I will forget unless I enter it into my calendar right then and there. Same with flyers for parties/shows/openings.

exactlythesame · 02-07-2011, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by duovamp

"I just like looking at pictures of people mindlessly for hours because I'm a nosy, insecure piece of shit."
You should evaluate whether or not this is a good decision.

it turns looking at pictures from a fun activity to do with your friends to reminisce on past good times or an opportunity to hear funny stories into an excessively creepy exercise that often results in loneliness

slunken · 02-07-2011, 07:27 PM

It's nice to log on and see "oh this and this is going on tonight"

duovamp · 02-07-2011, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by slunken

the oral tradition is dead. welcome to the global village. future shock?

There's a certain kind of person who can't have a face-to-face conversation with someone. And until we're all living in avatars, that's probably fairly important.

slunken · 02-07-2011, 07:28 PM

I've been dating a girl for 2 weeks and still haven't trolled through her picture archive because it makes me feel like a giant creep.

duovamp · 02-07-2011, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by slunken

It's nice to log on and see "oh this and this is going on tonight"

That just sounds desperate tbh.

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Originally Posted by exactlythesame

it turns looking at pictures from a fun activity to do with your friends to reminisce on past good times or an opportunity to hear funny stories into an excessively creepy exercise that often results in loneliness

Let's watch grandma's slideshows!

BumbleBeeMouth · 02-07-2011, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duovamp

That line of bullshit comes up every time.

"I just use it to get party invites."
You can get party invites without Facebook. Easily.

"I just use it to get girl/boyfriends."
You can "hook up" or find a mate quite easily without Facebook. Everyone can.

"I just like looking at pictures of people mindlessly for hours because I'm a nosy, insecure piece of shit."
You should evaluate whether or not this is a good decision.

imagine before facebook and the system was what?

ok, now imagine you attempt to organise a party not by that system, but instead through a series of flags and hand gestures.

facebook has become the way people do it. its the rush of majority and you exclude yourself not doing it.

social interaction now has become active rather than passive, people dont ask about you, you tell them! Look at people facebook statuses - what the fuck is going on?! would you ever ring 30 people up, tell them you just made a pizza and then hang up?

That isnt normal!

its genius!

slunken · 02-07-2011, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by duovamp

There's a certain kind of person who can't have a face-to-face conversation with someone. And until we're all living in avatars, that's probably fairly important.

It's impossible to have face-to-face conversations with every person you know every day. I have many out of state friends and it's easier for them to make a fb announcement of when they're coming into town as opposed to calling every person individually. Also I'm not personal friends with many artists and musicians or gallery owners or venue operators so I rely on other people who know these things for upcoming information.

I understand your purist attitude though but it's fallen by the wayside. You just gotta deal.

duovamp · 02-07-2011, 07:32 PM

You exclude yourself by doing it? People on Facebook have abandoned their smartphones equipped with text/email/calling capabilities? Also nobody invites anyone in person or mentions events in person anymore? Please, take me to your ultrafuture where this happens.

duovamp · 02-07-2011, 07:33 PM

I mean if you've always had Facebook since you developed a social life, how would you even know people without it get excluded? On what can you base this assumption?

slunken · 02-07-2011, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by duovamp

That just sounds desperate tbh.

how so? please elaborate.

i feel you're turning this into a very black and white issue. no personal invites equals all facebook invites and that's not the case at all. it's not hard to imagine that there are things in life that you may be interested in but have not heard about first hand.

BumbleBeeMouth · 02-07-2011, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by slunken

I've been dating a girl for 2 weeks and still haven't trolled through her picture archive because it makes me feel like a giant creep.

one day you'll do it.

exactlythesame · 02-07-2011, 07:34 PM

wow sluken, you're really taking up this cross?

BumbleBeeMouth · 02-07-2011, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duovamp

I mean if you've always had Facebook since you developed a social life, how would you even know people without it get excluded? On what can you base this assumption?

before it you planned a party a long time ahead, invited people in small stages, checked they were coming, rsvp etc.

now you send out a mass email on facebook, and if you arent on it, you dont get it.

I actually know people that have said to me they forgot to invite a person because they didnt have a facebook.

slunken · 02-07-2011, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by exactlythesame

wow sluken, you're really taking up this cross?

this argument is based more on the teachings of marshall mcluhan and alvin toffler as opposed to only social networking so in a way yes.

duovamp · 02-07-2011, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slunken

It's impossible to have face-to-face conversations with every person you know every day. I have many out of state friends and it's easier for them to make a fb announcement of when they're coming into town as opposed to calling every person individually. Also I'm not personal friends with many artists and musicians or gallery owners or venue operators so I rely on other people who know these things for upcoming information.

I understand your purist attitude though but it's fallen by the wayside. You just gotta deal.

I don't have to see and talk to every single person I know every day. But I guess I just have the kind of relationship with my actual friends where I don't need 200 semi-buddies to waste my time with all my life.

My purist attitude still allows me to go to as many parties as I choose, it has provided me with a fantastic mate, and it allows me to maintain meaningful relationships with people deserving of quality friendship.

I just don't think Facebook is used effectively to improve the lives of hardly anyone.

slunken · 02-07-2011, 07:38 PM

i mean it's like saying "oh my god you picked up a flyer for this show or got a letter in the mail instead of hearing it from somebody else? oh my god how pathetic"

exactlythesame · 02-07-2011, 07:41 PM

at least a flyer and a letter exist off of a server

duovamp · 02-07-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by slunken

how so? please elaborate.

i feel you're turning this into a very black and white issue. no personal invites equals all facebook invites and that's not the case at all. it's not hard to imagine that there are things in life that you may be interested in but have not heard about first hand.

Sounds like you just have crappy friends then. Or friends who aren't real friends so much as people who vaguely don't mind wasting time alongside you. I'm okay with not having those sorts of people in my life. As for the social events, if I have to hear about something that someone said someone said someone said someone said was happening, what is the incentive to attend? Do I want to go to a high school boy's graduation party in Nebraska I haven't heard about?

How does it seem desperate? It sounds like you're grabbing left and right for people. It's not a numbers game. Quality of friendship is what actually means something to me. If you feel otherwise, then you're allowed.

barden · 02-07-2011, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by duovamp

I haven't seen anyone actually use it for something that makes their life better in any way tbh.

working in the music industry, i will say that for events / gigs marketing it's pretty nifty, and better than myspace etc was.

duovamp · 02-07-2011, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BumbleBeeMouth

before it you planned a party a long time ahead, invited people in small stages, checked they were coming, rsvp etc.

now you send out a mass email on facebook, and if you arent on it, you dont get it.

I actually know people that have said to me they forgot to invite a person because they didnt have a facebook.

And then NOBODY lets outsiders know of this event. I see. So my friend, who has Facebook, goes to this totally ragin' party, bro, and doesn't care to invite me or mention it? Boy, what a great friend he must certainly be.

duovamp · 02-07-2011, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by barden

working in the music industry, i will say that for events / gigs marketing it's pretty nifty, and better than myspace etc was.

Myspace was older and less popular. Obviously if given the chance Myspace could've been a great tool for this sort of thing. So could Google Calendar.

The endless attention whoring and desperate pokings just make people who rely entirely on Facebook to support their social lives look utterly pathetic.

barden · 02-07-2011, 07:47 PM

also, today on facebook i read a weird status about the weekend from my boss.
When i went to the studio this eve I asked him about it and so I got to hear this funny story: SA has our own idols comps too. Anyway, one guy called 'Elvis Blue' or something who either won one year or was a finalist, was performing at the same local festival as my boss was playing, who is in one of SA's bigger 'rock' bands (they're like QOTSA, they're toured europe a few times). Anyway, so some guys bet him he wouldn't fuck with this Elvis Blue guys set, and he was so wasted, so he walked up while the guy was performing and puked all over his equipment, intentionally.
It has made quite a scene, apparently.
It's kinda out of character for him, he's mostly a soft spoken nice guy.
I was amused, and found out the scoop thanks to facebook.

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02-07-2011, 06:57 PM	#31
duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,674	I haven't seen anyone actually use it for something that makes their life better in any way tbh.

02-07-2011, 06:59 PM	#32
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	that's why i shifted to tumblr. at least it's inspiring and people i know aren't liveblogging the superbowl.

02-07-2011, 07:22 PM	#34
duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,674	But you could arrange nights out sans Facebook. I do it all the time. And so can everyone else. And so did everyone else prior to Facebook's advent.

02-07-2011, 07:24 PM	#35
duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,674	That line of bullshit comes up every time. "I just use it to get party invites." You can get party invites without Facebook. Easily. "I just use it to get girl/boyfriends." You can "hook up" or find a mate quite easily without Facebook. Everyone can. "I just like looking at pictures of people mindlessly for hours because I'm a nosy, insecure piece of shit." You should evaluate whether or not this is a good decision.

02-07-2011, 07:25 PM	#36
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	the oral tradition is dead. welcome to the global village. future shock?

02-07-2011, 07:26 PM	#38
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	I'm not saying I only use it for invites but it's the handiest feature to me because I forget things easily. Like if someone tells me about something coming up in a month I will forget unless I enter it into my calendar right then and there. Same with flyers for parties/shows/openings.

02-07-2011, 07:27 PM	#40
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	It's nice to log on and see "oh this and this is going on tonight"

02-07-2011, 07:28 PM	#42
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	I've been dating a girl for 2 weeks and still haven't trolled through her picture archive because it makes me feel like a giant creep.

02-07-2011, 07:32 PM	#46
duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,674	You exclude yourself by doing it? People on Facebook have abandoned their smartphones equipped with text/email/calling capabilities? Also nobody invites anyone in person or mentions events in person anymore? Please, take me to your ultrafuture where this happens.

02-07-2011, 07:33 PM	#47
duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,674	I mean if you've always had Facebook since you developed a social life, how would you even know people without it get excluded? On what can you base this assumption?

02-07-2011, 07:34 PM	#50
exactlythesame Minion of Satan Location: I thought what I'd do is I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes Posts: 7,680	wow sluken, you're really taking up this cross?

02-07-2011, 07:38 PM	#54
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	i mean it's like saying "oh my god you picked up a flyer for this show or got a letter in the mail instead of hearing it from somebody else? oh my god how pathetic"

02-07-2011, 07:41 PM	#55
exactlythesame Minion of Satan Location: I thought what I'd do is I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes Posts: 7,680	at least a flyer and a letter exist off of a server

02-07-2011, 07:47 PM	#60
barden Braindead Location: The Ghetto Posts: 19,611	also, today on facebook i read a weird status about the weekend from my boss. When i went to the studio this eve I asked him about it and so I got to hear this funny story: SA has our own idols comps too. Anyway, one guy called 'Elvis Blue' or something who either won one year or was a finalist, was performing at the same local festival as my boss was playing, who is in one of SA's bigger 'rock' bands (they're like QOTSA, they're toured europe a few times). Anyway, so some guys bet him he wouldn't fuck with this Elvis Blue guys set, and he was so wasted, so he walked up while the guy was performing and puked all over his equipment, intentionally. It has made quite a scene, apparently. It's kinda out of character for him, he's mostly a soft spoken nice guy. I was amused, and found out the scoop thanks to facebook.