I dropped FaceBook several years ago. It was a vast “Time-Hole,” not to mention the ‘interesting’ Mail-Order-Bride E-Mails I started getting from Russia.
With Farcebook, as with all such tools, it’s a matter of how you use it. I do dog rescue, so I get on FB long enough to post new dogs in need, answer questions regarding previously posted dogs, and get off. No personal stuff, mine or others’. I think I can echo Jay’s comments quite well, as can others who do what I do.
Perhaps the fact that so many people express reservations about or objections to Facebook tells us something we’re not supposed to confess: that we’re not completely ready for the bright, shiny future we thought we’d been waiting for. Some of it isn’t exactly the deal we thought we were getting.
BTW, technology certain does have its “down side”. Like for my 82 year old aunt with phone problems. She can’t deal with automatic menu after automatic menu plus if you don’t have a cell phone or internet it’s hard to fix your good old land line when it’s down. But all in all, I do think technology gives us a lot of advantages.
And I am still very grateful to Facebook for bringing Christine and me together. My original point was: just because something is shiny and new and technology based doesn’t mean we automatically must trust it. We need to know what it is, what it does, and whether it can go wrong on us. Would you shop for produce without checking that it’s fresh? Or would you just say “Vegetables are good for you, so I’ll just grab any I see and know they’re all right.”?
Often times I think new technology gets introduced and everyone extols its virtue THEN the reality of it sets in as we actually use it and we find out it is both good AND bad. :o)
I only check into FB usually once a day (if that) but I consider most of that time well spent. The only toon on mine is OneBigHappy; I have some relations (especially kids and grandkids) but very few distant cousins, I selected a small group from my sub group who watch Cornell’s RT Hawks at the nest, another bunch of my SCA re-enactors (mostly local friends, but a few artisans in other states) and I follow a few local celebs (newscastors and other TV people). I only update status when I see something I actually want to share with All my groups, or have something significant happen in my family.
johnzakour Premium Member over 10 years ago
:)
Agent54 over 10 years ago
Can not do FB, but during lunch I get to read the funnies. For 1/2 hr.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member over 10 years ago
Only one hour? LOLS
Zorro1950 over 10 years ago
@tammyspeakslife – I think he said “1/2” (like 30 minutes) not “1 – 2” hours.
Gracias,
Glenn
LeoAutodidact over 10 years ago
I dropped FaceBook several years ago. It was a vast “Time-Hole,” not to mention the ‘interesting’ Mail-Order-Bride E-Mails I started getting from Russia.
Burnside217 over 10 years ago
So true, so true!
PoodleGroomer over 10 years ago
True, if you are the public relations hack in charge of a corporate FaceBook page. Someone has to have the shotgun and watch for internet trolls.
jdunham over 10 years ago
With Farcebook, as with all such tools, it’s a matter of how you use it. I do dog rescue, so I get on FB long enough to post new dogs in need, answer questions regarding previously posted dogs, and get off. No personal stuff, mine or others’. I think I can echo Jay’s comments quite well, as can others who do what I do.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator over 10 years ago
Perhaps the fact that so many people express reservations about or objections to Facebook tells us something we’re not supposed to confess: that we’re not completely ready for the bright, shiny future we thought we’d been waiting for. Some of it isn’t exactly the deal we thought we were getting.
apbtdale over 10 years ago
falsebooksux
johnzakour Premium Member over 10 years ago
BTW, technology certain does have its “down side”. Like for my 82 year old aunt with phone problems. She can’t deal with automatic menu after automatic menu plus if you don’t have a cell phone or internet it’s hard to fix your good old land line when it’s down. But all in all, I do think technology gives us a lot of advantages.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator over 10 years ago
And I am still very grateful to Facebook for bringing Christine and me together. My original point was: just because something is shiny and new and technology based doesn’t mean we automatically must trust it. We need to know what it is, what it does, and whether it can go wrong on us. Would you shop for produce without checking that it’s fresh? Or would you just say “Vegetables are good for you, so I’ll just grab any I see and know they’re all right.”?
contralto2b over 10 years ago
Often times I think new technology gets introduced and everyone extols its virtue THEN the reality of it sets in as we actually use it and we find out it is both good AND bad. :o)
contralto2b over 10 years ago
Sorry – should have made that into 2 sentences. :oP
katina.cooper over 10 years ago
That would mean that I’m not productive at all. I fortunately don’t have a Facebook account. So, the NSA can’t track my cell phone.
ChrisV over 10 years ago
Here’s another Thing You Never Hear: “Wow, Carolina, you look absolutely terrible today.”
vldazzle over 10 years ago
I only check into FB usually once a day (if that) but I consider most of that time well spent. The only toon on mine is OneBigHappy; I have some relations (especially kids and grandkids) but very few distant cousins, I selected a small group from my sub group who watch Cornell’s RT Hawks at the nest, another bunch of my SCA re-enactors (mostly local friends, but a few artisans in other states) and I follow a few local celebs (newscastors and other TV people). I only update status when I see something I actually want to share with All my groups, or have something significant happen in my family.