Earl is right. I have only 25 Facebook friends. And they are actual friends. Sadly most live hundreds or thousands of miles away. Traveling gets expensive.
Facebook has many uses, though not all are worth the effort. For me, it is great to keep up with old high school and college friends (I don’t live near any of them). It is also good to keep up with the folks I used to work with but now are in different areas. And for work, it is useful to publicize our upcoming events, etc. However, of all my friends, I know them all.
I have 23 friends and relatives on Facebook. They are scattered all over and I love keeping up with them this way. As far as when someone dies, my brother-in-law died over a year ago and he is still my facebook friend. I think about him every time I see his name. Can’t bear the thought of deleting him.
Ah, TEMPLO S. U. D. : Must everything be what you want it to be? 569 ‘friends’? With my few 18 friends, we communicate almost every day . One of my ‘friends’ is deceased, but I still want and enjoy seeing his face every day; wouldn’t have it any other way. As for Pickles, we simply enjoy it for what it is: fun and laughter. Maybe you should seek more serious reading?
my mom’s got probably a 100 or a 1000 times more friends than i do. but it’s her way of self-publicizing for career purposes, networking, and pushing the careers of her friends.
For me, to be a facebook friend you have to be someone I regularly see in person or talk to on the phone. If I wouldn’t do that with you, because your not close enough…no farcebook friends for me. I my goal is to have as little farcebook friends as possible, down to 55 or so and I’m trying to figure out who I don’t see very much these days to drop off or to start visiting more.
2000? That’s quite a bit more than me … See, this is why Facebook stinks. It makes people feel bad about themselves even when they’re reading the comics.
What’s sad is I do actually know or have met in person all but about 100 of the 337 people I have friended on facebook. I volunteer at an anime convention that will see attendance this year of nearly 6,000 people.
I don’t do any of the social media timewasters. It always amuses me that I must needs wait for the little symbols to load before I can save a good comic.
Templo S.U.D. almost 9 years ago
There are currently 569 friends on my Facebook… including my own father and stepmother (mother died a few months after the creation of Facebook).
charliefarmrhere almost 9 years ago
@Templo—-How many do you actually really know, & have met in person?
puddymom almost 9 years ago
Earl is right. I have only 25 Facebook friends. And they are actual friends. Sadly most live hundreds or thousands of miles away. Traveling gets expensive.
Joe Cooker Premium Member almost 9 years ago
I’m sure there are gerbils with more facebook friends than I have.
cdward almost 9 years ago
Facebook has many uses, though not all are worth the effort. For me, it is great to keep up with old high school and college friends (I don’t live near any of them). It is also good to keep up with the folks I used to work with but now are in different areas. And for work, it is useful to publicize our upcoming events, etc. However, of all my friends, I know them all.
BearsDown Premium Member almost 9 years ago
3200 friends eh? Name them without looking at Facebook.
Daniel Aplet almost 9 years ago
My list of Facebook friend are few but know and love every one of them
ErpinBurp almost 9 years ago
I am not on Facebook—but each year I send about 100 Christmas cards to people I know.
2Goldfish almost 9 years ago
I refuse to join facebook as it is a complete waste of time.
Frankly Scarlett almost 9 years ago
Right! Maybe just to make Mark Z. rich!!
Perkycat almost 9 years ago
I have 23 friends and relatives on Facebook. They are scattered all over and I love keeping up with them this way. As far as when someone dies, my brother-in-law died over a year ago and he is still my facebook friend. I think about him every time I see his name. Can’t bear the thought of deleting him.
cubswin2016 almost 9 years ago
Earl always marches to his own drummer.
Banjo Gordy Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Agree 200% with Earl.
catzilla23 almost 9 years ago
Ya gotta get on Facebook to be friended Earl.
milady1 almost 9 years ago
I quit Facebook 3 years ago with no regrets.
zofyzofy almost 9 years ago
Ah, TEMPLO S. U. D. : Must everything be what you want it to be? 569 ‘friends’? With my few 18 friends, we communicate almost every day . One of my ‘friends’ is deceased, but I still want and enjoy seeing his face every day; wouldn’t have it any other way. As for Pickles, we simply enjoy it for what it is: fun and laughter. Maybe you should seek more serious reading?
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs almost 9 years ago
I am friend to all creation.It isn’t my problem that the universe doesn’t recognize me.I can forgive little things like that.
abbybookcase almost 9 years ago
my mom’s got probably a 100 or a 1000 times more friends than i do. but it’s her way of self-publicizing for career purposes, networking, and pushing the careers of her friends.
Neat '33 almost 9 years ago
32200 friends huh? I’m with CFinFL and Bears; name more than 20 of ’em without looking at your “Fakebook” page !
Miba almost 9 years ago
I have about 25 or so friends, most of which are family.
angelfiredragon almost 9 years ago
For me, to be a facebook friend you have to be someone I regularly see in person or talk to on the phone. If I wouldn’t do that with you, because your not close enough…no farcebook friends for me. I my goal is to have as little farcebook friends as possible, down to 55 or so and I’m trying to figure out who I don’t see very much these days to drop off or to start visiting more.
Number Three almost 9 years ago
There’s an episode of South Park called “You have 0 Friends”
It’s one of my favourite episodes even though I don’t have Facebook.
xxx
erin.adamic Premium Member almost 9 years ago
2000? That’s quite a bit more than me … See, this is why Facebook stinks. It makes people feel bad about themselves even when they’re reading the comics.
beezel almost 9 years ago
I have 2 FB friends – my daughter and my sewing instructor. And I belong to a sewing group. I ignore all other friend requests.
Jazz Cat almost 9 years ago
I totally agree with you Earl. I have no use for Facebook.
barbsmith0012 almost 9 years ago
What’s sad is I do actually know or have met in person all but about 100 of the 337 people I have friended on facebook. I volunteer at an anime convention that will see attendance this year of nearly 6,000 people.
wiatr almost 9 years ago
I don’t do any of the social media timewasters. It always amuses me that I must needs wait for the little symbols to load before I can save a good comic.
Jeff0811 almost 9 years ago
0 Facebook friends, I’ve never poked anybody either. (No one that didn’t want to be poked, anyway.)