Is Facebook as stupid as I think it is - or am I just old?

[biglakeba$$]

Isnt part of the reason to move to such locations, to seperate from the mainstream?

 

[foggy]

Who moved my Cheese?

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[wiscwhip]

Let's just say that there was a h@#$ of a lot more than just text on news groups by that time.

It is funny that you mentioned this Steve. I can tell you just about the time all these things started to change. My high school friend I mentioned earlier was the inventor of the IMG tag, back during the days when he was writing the code for his Netscape Navigator web browser software. For those of you who don't know what an image tag is, it is a line of computer code that allows us to post pictures from our trailcams and other photos into a web page like this one(or FB) and have it displayed for all the world to see.

 

[West Branch]

Let's just say that there was a h@#$ of a lot more than just text on news groups by that time. I'll never forget ...ummmm, some if the news groups I found (edited out the name....figured if someone's kid read that, it may lead to some "interesting" questions)...I've tried very hard, but even many years of therapy could never get some of the stuff I found on news groups out of my head.

I think this response is due to Rule 34 of the internet.

 

[McLovin]

Just 2 days ago, I first learned of "selfie sticks" from a headline of an online article. I looked at my youngest son (15) and asked him if any of his friends had one. He said no and I replied that he has my permission to walk up to anyone he ever sees with one and hit them in the face without saying a word, simply based on principle.

True story...it was obviously a stupid joke and he realizes that, but I honestly just don't get it.

Steve, is your camo selfie stick telescoping? I'm afraid it might not fit in my pack. Also, do you think you could put a reed in it and it could double as a grunt call? That would free up some pack space and I could fit my lip plumper in there. There's no point taking selfies if you don't have luscious lips.

http://www.candylipz.com/collections/lip-pumps/products/candylipz-model-a

 

[wiscwhip]

Steve, is your camo selfie stick telescoping? I'm afraid it might not fit in my pack. Also, do you think you could put a reed in it and it could double as a grunt call? That would free up some pack space and I could fit my lip plumper in there. There's no point taking selfies if you don't have luscious lips.

http://www.candylipz.com/collections/lip-pumps/products/candylipz-model-a

o_O?WTF?:confused: I thought I had seen everything, I stand corrected! :rolleyes: Vanity.....as promoted by social media. I have a cheaper way to give a "plump" lip, a good old fashioned punch in the mouth.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Last 2 posts ......... :p !!! I love the sarcasm of McLovin given the vanity of the KardASSians and the like !!! And I love Whip's response !!!

I'll bet if you could get $70 for drilling someone in the mouth, you might not have any knuckles left, Whip ???:D:p

 

[j-bird]

LMAO - that's funny ......real funny!!!!!!

So if you do that do you call it a "grunt'n selfie stick" or a "selfie grunt'n stick"??? Either way that's just NASTY! Better put a lanyard on it so it doesn't get "lost"!!!!!!

 

[wiscwhip]

Last 2 posts ......... :p !!! I love the sarcasm of McLovin given the vanity of the KardASSians and the like !!! And I love Whip's response !!!

I'll bet if you could get $70 for drilling someone in the mouth, you might not have any knuckles left, Whip ???:D:p

The nice part for the consumer is the fact that I give volume discounts!

 

[Steve Bartylla]

Steve, is your camo selfie stick telescoping? I'm afraid it might not fit in my pack. Also, do you think you could put a reed in it and it could double as a grunt call? That would free up some pack space and I could fit my lip plumper in there. There's no point taking selfies if you don't have luscious lips.

http://www.candylipz.com/collections/lip-pumps/products/candylipz-model-a

That made my stomach feel a little queazy. In all seriousness, wouldn't using that offer the high risk of all that suction transforming the users' lips into one solid bruise? On the bright side, that would cut down on lip stick costs I suppose.

My previous posts should make it obvious that I don't pretend to be any kind of a social media expert, but with the wife, kids, some of the younger assistants I've had and the companies I pro staff for sharing what they have done with me, I've always got the impression that there are 3 sides to social media:
Attention seekers, which would include both companies and individuals that are accustom to jumping up and down, waving their arms frantically above their heads, screaming look at me, look at me.
Drama queens, which applies to both sexes and includes internet tough guys, those that crave starting trouble and those that take what others say/think way too seriously.
Those that use it to stay in contact with others/create new contacts with those they share common interests with. There is considerable value in this and I strongly suspect this group dwarfs the other two combined, but attention seekers and drama queens will always draw an inordinate amount of attention.

I personally don't hate social media at all. Frankly, I feel that the good so far outweighs the bad. As others have mentioned, THIS forum is social media. Unless I'm missing something, forums and chat rooms were what essentially gave birth to web cams and then myspace and things went nuts from there. If anything, the evolution of social media has taken made it so that the net is no longer used almost exclusively for various forms of perving. From an experience/knowledge sharing perspective, it has taken our society to levels never seen before. Same for connecting with people that one would never have possibly known otherwise. My reason for avoidance is that I just couldn't justify the time I fear it will drain...Now, it's gotten to the point where I will eventually start losing $/being left in the dust if I don't participate, justifying the time drain.

In other words, it's like so many things in this world. There's good and bad to it. The key is how one wants to use it, and that's what I'm struggling with....figuring out how to get the most good out of it, while avoiding looking like an attention seeker and not having to deal with the drama queens.

as an ironic side note, the youngest man child spent yesterday playing around with various social media accounts for me...About half way through this post, I got an email saying I have my first twitter follower.

 

[phil@thesidehill]

Attention seekers, which would include both companies and individuals that are accustom to jumping up and down, waving their arms frantically above their heads, screaming look at me, look at me.
Drama queens, which applies to both sexes and includes internet tough guys, those that crave starting trouble and those that take what others say/think way too seriously.
Those that use it to stay in contact with others/create new contacts with those they share common interests with. There is considerable value in this and I strongly suspect this group dwarfs the other two combined, but attention seekers and drama queens will always draw an inordinate amount of attention.

This ^^^^^^^ exactly. 100% accurate.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

I have nothing against all the social media variations - I just don't use most of them. Too many outlets for me and don't have the interest in them. Not poo-pooing ..... it's just not a priority for me.

 

[BJE80]

I'm not going to post names but I will share some just brutal posts from people I'm "friends" with on facebook within the last day or so.

"Popping that zit right under your nostril. Instant tears running down my face ouch!"

"My dog is such a bed hog! She has her own side of the bed but has to sleep down the middle & usually right up against me lol"

"Been nursing a migraine all morning. On to the second pill + ibuprofen + ice+ peppermint oil."


Just look at what you guys are missing. ;)

 

[biglakeba$$]

I feel so left out. HAAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

[wiscwhip]

I'm not going to post names but I will share some just brutal posts from people I'm "friends" with on facebook within the last day or so.

"Popping that zit right under your nostril. Instant tears running down my face ouch!"

"My dog is such a bed hog! She has her own side of the bed but has to sleep down the middle & usually right up against me lol"

"Been nursing a migraine all morning. On to the second pill + ibuprofen + ice+ peppermint oil."

Just look at what you guys are missing. ;)

PLEASE KILL ME NOW!!!!!

 

[BJE80]

Those are the people who get unfollowed on my feed. I see one post like that...done.

I'm going to be honest. 2 of the 3 posts are from the same person and I keep that person on just because it is the train wreck I can't look away from. I have a lot of people unfollowed but for some reason I relish in one brutal poster that just makes me laugh on a daily basis.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

So many intimate, fascinating details that are out there to be relished !!! I think I'll share wiping myself with the world - complete with graphic description. o_O