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I dropped FaceBook several years ago. It was a vast âTime-Hole,â not to mention the âinterestingâ Mail-Order-Bride E-Mails I started getting from Russia.
With Farcebook, as with all such tools, itâs 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 othersâ. I think I can echo Jayâs 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 weâre not supposed to confess: that weâre not completely ready for the bright, shiny future we thought weâd been waiting for. Some of it isnât exactly the deal we thought we were getting.
BTW, technology certain does have its âdown sideâ. Like for my 82 year old aunt with phone problems. She canât deal with automatic menu after automatic menu plus if you donât have a cell phone or internet itâs hard to fix your good old land line when itâs 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 doesnât 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 itâs fresh? Or would you just say âVegetables are good for you, so Iâll just grab any I see and know theyâre all right.â?
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 Cornellâs 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 about 11 years ago
:)
Agent54 about 11 years ago
Can not do FB, but during lunch I get to read the funnies. For 1/2 hr.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member about 11 years ago
Only one hour? LOLS
Zorro1950 about 11 years ago
@tammyspeakslife â I think he said â1/2â (like 30 minutes) not â1 â 2â hours.
Gracias,
Glenn
LeoAutodidact about 11 years ago
I dropped FaceBook several years ago. It was a vast âTime-Hole,â not to mention the âinterestingâ Mail-Order-Bride E-Mails I started getting from Russia.
Burnside217 about 11 years ago
So true, so true!
PoodleGroomer about 11 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 about 11 years ago
With Farcebook, as with all such tools, itâs 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 othersâ. I think I can echo Jayâs comments quite well, as can others who do what I do.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator about 11 years ago
Perhaps the fact that so many people express reservations about or objections to Facebook tells us something weâre not supposed to confess: that weâre not completely ready for the bright, shiny future we thought weâd been waiting for. Some of it isnât exactly the deal we thought we were getting.
apbtdale about 11 years ago
falsebooksux
johnzakour Premium Member about 11 years ago
BTW, technology certain does have its âdown sideâ. Like for my 82 year old aunt with phone problems. She canât deal with automatic menu after automatic menu plus if you donât have a cell phone or internet itâs hard to fix your good old land line when itâs down. But all in all, I do think technology gives us a lot of advantages.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator about 11 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 doesnât 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 itâs fresh? Or would you just say âVegetables are good for you, so Iâll just grab any I see and know theyâre all right.â?
contralto2b about 11 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 about 11 years ago
Sorry â should have made that into 2 sentences. :oP
katina.cooper about 11 years ago
That would mean that Iâm not productive at all. I fortunately donât have a Facebook account. So, the NSA canât track my cell phone.
ChrisV about 11 years ago
Hereâs another Thing You Never Hear: âWow, Carolina, you look absolutely terrible today.â
vldazzle about 11 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 Cornellâs 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.