MadManMike Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I use FB to share photos, sell things, promote decent music to friends, stay in touch with distant family (London, Hastings, Germany) and to keep in touch with friends I've made in places like Brazil and Poland. For me it's a great tool. Yes you can get immersed in mindless bullcrap but I tend to just ignore the negatives. Overall though, I don't care if people think it's sad, I enjoy using it. If you'd rather not, fair enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsiain Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I still need to delete anyone who has had a baby that is around my age (17), yes theres actually quite alot. Welcome to scotland. Also anyone who goes to a gym and constantly posts shit about protein etc.. As these are the most annoying people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I use E-Mail to stay in touch with people. But I guess I am way too 90s - this is 2013, an era of a 1000 com apps feeds to constantly check. If you just use the messaging system on Facebook, how is that any different to using an e-mail client? I had a filming project recently where I needed to get in touch with a few different people. I didn't have their e-mail addresses so I just tracked them down on Facebook and send them a private message that way. I didn't have to "constantly check 1000 com apps" to do that because I had the tool to do that, and so that's all I did. If I use a multi-tool to tighten up a bolt on my bike, I don't have to use the other bits the tool has just because they're available to me. It just seems weird that the "I just e-mail people I want to stay in touch with" argument exists, as though e-mailing is an arbitrary peak of online communication. I still need to delete anyone who has had a baby that is around my age (17), yes theres actually quite alot. Welcome to scotland. Also anyone who goes to a gym and constantly posts shit about protein etc.. As these are the most annoying people You don't have to delete people - you can just unfollow them. If you give a shit about 'Facebook politics' or whatever it means you don't have to see the stuff they post, but you don't appear to have un-friended them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Deleted my Facebook app months ago, complete waste of life. I keep the messenger app (separate app) to communicate with friends at the same time. Generally, I talk to the people who I want to talk to. I don't really care what 'Sarah' who I went to school with 10 years ago has had for her dinner. Of course I could delete these people, but to be honest I really can't be arsed. It annoys me on a night out that some people sit there on their phones looking at Facebook. I consider it quite rude....social media causes unsocial behaviour - who'd have thought it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJsy Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Bloody hell wasn't expecting such a debate! I think I pretty much agree with just about every argument made so far, there's no hiding the fact that like Mark said it's an invaluable way of staying connected but I think if God wanted us to interact with each other from a distance he'd have made us telepathic... Yes it's great to be able to stay in touch with friends from far away but at the same time I love bumping into people I've not seen or spoken to in a few years - you can have a proper good catch up and hear what they've been up to in person. As for deleting friends or unfollowing people - it was the last thing I attempted before getting rid of it altogether. I'd only see posts from my closest friends plus a few decent pages I've liked. My problem was that when bored I'd still go through random friends' profiles just to see what they've been up to. Both creepy and unproductive... I'm sure there are many people who only go on it to message friends but I'm just not that disciplined - if it's there in front of me I'd just get on it and click through random pages for hours some evenings. Anyway, nearly 48 hours clean now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Deleted my Facebook app months ago, complete waste of life. I keep the messenger app (separate app) to communicate with friends at the same time. Generally, I talk to the people who I want to talk to. I don't really care what 'Sarah' who I went to school with 10 years ago has had for her dinner. Of course I could delete these people, but to be honest I really can't be arsed. It annoys me on a night out that some people sit there on their phones looking at Facebook. I consider it quite rude....social media causes unsocial behaviour - who'd have thought it? If you can't be bothered to fix the problem, you shouldn't be bothered to complain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 but I think if God wanted us to interact with each other from a distance he'd have made us telepathic... You know we weren't 'designed', right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJsy Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 You know we weren't 'designed', right? I do but we developed the ability to speak to each other over short distances rather than from two sides of the world... I don't even know why I'm bothering to explain this, I was just trying to illustrate a point there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I get what you mean, but that was a laughable metaphor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJsy Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I get what you mean, but that was a laughable metaphor haha I'll make sure to put more thought into my next one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Please do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 At least you'll have more time now that you've quit Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 If you can't be bothered to fix the problem, you shouldn't be bothered to complain I did fix the problem. I deleted Facebook, it was a simpler and quicker solution. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 It's f**king annoying going on Spotify, strava etc and then it says I can't use it cause my Facebook isn't linked. Didn't realise how much stuff actually relied on Facebook! I may end up going back to it due to the practically of just being able to click log in with Facebook on stuff. Not struggling at all to not use it now though, I just find myself looking at more car forums, and generally don't feel the urge to look at my phone all the time now... My sister whenever we go out for meal has her phone on the table, as soon as she gets any notification she'll answer. Whereas with me I'll just put it on silent in my pocket, tough luck to whoever wants to contact me but I'm having a family meal and I'm not going to let some mate who wants to tell me about a fit lass he saw or whatever disrupt the meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I use my phone for TF more than facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitbat Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 The problem (IMO) with Facebook is anyone and everyone can and does sign up, and most of the stuff on there is crap that serves no purpose (social or otherwise), people hunting for likes or attention or people thinking their opinion is a matter of fact. If I have someone on mine that I don't want to delete as I can't be arsed dealing with the petty and childish aftermath of them realising I have deleted them, I just hide their posts so I don't have to read their daily rubbish. Many times I thought about deleting my profile but I know i'll be back as there are some things I do like about it and people I like to stay in touch with, so the approach of 'hiding' what annoys me has made it a better place to be. Most of the pages and groups I like are things I am actually interested in, and not crappy pages that posts pictures or 'memes' to get likes, i've seen too many of those and most are just crap from people who need to get out and live a little. What I have done is made the effort to delete people that I have no connection with today, including school friends who I know from school and only school (which I left 15 years ago), ex work colleagues who were just colleagues and I haven't seen or spoken to since leaving or people who are a 'friend of a friend' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjl1984 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Not been on facebook for about 6 or 7 years and dont miss it one bit. I do like the forum and thats about all i look at now on the internet oh and the odd gentleman site 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJsy Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I used to be a big fan of MSN a few years ago, thought I'd throw this out there... Wish someone came up with a new, trendy version that everyone started using. I know you've got facebook chat but with MSN you actually had to physically ask people for their addresses so you had no pointless people on it but could still contact all your mates easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Not been on facebook for about 6 or 7 years and dont miss it one bit. I do like the forum and thats about all i look at now on the internet oh and the odd gentleman site lol ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjl1984 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Yep spot on that it throws the missus off thinking im watching porn but then raises other questions lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Can't believe no ones mentioned how much easier stalking is these days. For some of us that is a huge benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJsy Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Can't believe no ones mentioned how much easier stalking is these days. For some of us that is a huge benefit. A friend of mine got suspended from work for calling a manager a c*nt on facebook... Apparently the company has a division that regularly checks the employees accounts for whatever reason although I'm not sure if that's true or even legal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjl1984 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 The company i work for is the same people have been suspended and sacked for posting things on facebook but i suppose it depends on the job that you do and the environment it is in. As for the stalking thing i know a few people that facebook has caused problems for stalking wise and people causing sh#t for peoples relationships but hey nothings perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 It's f**king annoying going on Spotify, strava etc and then it says I can't use it cause my Facebook isn't linked. I use Spotify on an account that isn't linked with Facebook and have no problems at all with it? I've got a subscription with them so I guess that might affect it, but even when I was on the free service apart from asking if I wanted to sign in with Facebook before I signed in normally it was fine. I think if God wanted us to interact with each other from a distance he'd have made us telepathic... Yes it's great to be able to stay in touch with friends from far away but at the same time I love bumping into people I've not seen or spoken to in a few years - you can have a proper good catch up and hear what they've been up to in person. That works on a very much local scale, but I'm not going to 'bump into' someone who lives on the other side of the planet, or even friends of mine who live a few hours away here in the UK. I get what you're saying to a certain extent - I bumped into a skater friend of mine I used to know back in Mid Wales when I happened to be out riding in Bristol and that was cool - and I'd always prefer to speak to someone in person rather than via a computer, but that just isn't really possible for most people, most of the time. I guess that would depend on your own network of friends though. My friends are scattered about the place pretty far apart so I don't really get to see them that much, whereas if we all lived in one town it'd naturally be different. I used to be a big fan of MSN a few years ago, thought I'd throw this out there... Wish someone came up with a new, trendy version that everyone started using. I know you've got facebook chat but with MSN you actually had to physically ask people for their addresses so you had no pointless people on it but could still contact all your mates easily You can change the way chat works so you can only talk to certain people through chat (other people can message you, but don't appear in the 'Online/Offline' bit and can't do the IM-style chat with you. So essentially, you can make it into exactly the type of thing you're looking for in the Settings bit. A friend of mine got suspended from work for calling a manager a c*nt on facebook... Apparently the company has a division that regularly checks the employees accounts for whatever reason although I'm not sure if that's true or even legal This is the thing that always seemed weird to me - I think it's shit they can and will do that, but that's what privacy settings are for I suppose. If only your friends can see your messages, I don't get how your employers could find out about it? Unless your friends with people in your HR department, but if you are it's probably as well to bear that in mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJsy Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 This is the thing that always seemed weird to me - I think it's shit they can and will do that, but that's what privacy settings are for I suppose. If only your friends can see your messages, I don't get how your employers could find out about it? Unless your friends with people in your HR department, but if you are it's probably as well to bear that in mind I think what happened was someone he was friends with dropped him in and I think he's even deleted the post but they still managed to get all his history from facebook. I guess when you're a big company and you ask facebook for info they'll just hand it over... As for the other point, it's true you can't bump into people from far away but it makes it that little bit more special when you visit them I guess? I don't really want to argue with that point though as I completely agree. It's going to be a pain in the ass to arrange little trips etc, I'll probably end up getting hold of people via other peoples' facebooks haha I think getting back the time I'd waste just scrolling through it all every day outweighs the benefits of staying easily connected though but that's just because I used to waste a lot of time on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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