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Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Dear Carolyn: Facebook is Ruining my Social Life

Sin City Girl · Member

I had my very own Facebook drama this weekend. I was a bitch after and only feel a little bad about it now.

Seriously about the OP I don't understand why people post controversial stuff and hen get surprised when people disengage with them.

karl271 · Guru

I really do not understand why people join Facebook in the first place and why they are surprised everyone in the world (or at least a member of Facebook) can see and comment on their posts. Get a grip on life and take control of your life. If Facebook is such a problem, drop it. Gasp, shock. You will live without it...

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I have four friends that I have unfollowed for various reasons. Some political some too much drama. The LW can make some people restricted so they don't see everything she posts. Easy peasy.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I've dropped people for political posts. I don't mind someone posting their views but when people get hateful with their views or if they post excessively then I will unfriend them. I don't want to see that all the time.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

People take things on FB way to seriously.

FB is what you make of it.

voiceofreason · Guru

I love facebook. But, I've been unfriended and I've unfriended for political reasons so now I just don't post during elections and I hide my lunatic friends. I unfriended someone about 4 months ago because she was so damn jaw droppingly dumb and mean. I didn't care at all that she knew I unfriended her because I unfriended her in real life too.

Fb kinda saved me durin my self imposed exile from here cuz my friends stil talked to me. Except flan wwho fot some inexplicable reason won't get on facebook. biggrin

chef · Guru

I'm occasionally raked over the coals for daring to issue my opinion on FB. I'm polite on other people's pages but I will say what I want to on my own page.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

voiceofreason wrote:
I love facebook. But, I've been unfriended and I've unfriended for political reasons so now I just don't post during elections and I hide my lunatic friends. I unfriended someone about 4 months ago because she was so damn jaw droppingly dumb and mean. I didn't care at all that she knew I unfriended her because I unfriended her in real life too.

Fb kinda saved me durin my self imposed exile from here cuz my friends stil talked to me. Except flan wwho fot some inexplicable reason won't get on facebook.

Your spelling my dear...

voiceofreason · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
voiceofreason wrote:
I love facebook. But, I've been unfriended and I've unfriended for political reasons so now I just don't post during elections and I hide my lunatic friends. I unfriended someone about 4 months ago because she was so damn jaw droppingly dumb and mean. I didn't care at all that she knew I unfriended her because I unfriended her in real life too.

Fb kinda saved me durin my self imposed exile from here cuz my friends stil talked to me. Except flan wwho fot some inexplicable reason won't get on facebook.
Your spelling my dear...

Im ****ed up on meds darling. Cut me a break.

karl271 · Guru

No problem. Spelling may not be correct, but I can easily read your sentence.

voiceofreason · Guru

Ok, it's hilarious that I spelled inexplicable correctly but couldn't quite grasp who, still and for. Lol

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I also block all game requests.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
voiceofreason wrote:
I love facebook. But, I've been unfriended and I've unfriended for political reasons so now I just don't post during elections and I hide my lunatic friends. I unfriended someone about 4 months ago because she was so damn jaw droppingly dumb and mean. I didn't care at all that she knew I unfriended her because I unfriended her in real life too.

Fb kinda saved me durin my self imposed exile from here cuz my friends stil talked to me. Except flan wwho fot some inexplicable reason won't get on facebook.
Your spelling my dear...

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

I don't post political stuff for the most part. But there is one acquaintance that keeps spewing really ignorant stuff. On 3 occasions I have corrected him and quickly backed up by other people I don't even know. He unfriended me after the last election because he posted about how the IRS scandal was a ruse by the GOP and I posted the documents released by the gov't about how democrats, and mostly our own NH Sentator Jean Shaheen, led the action for the IRS. Of course it came out the night (late) before the election because of the right to know law and so she was re elected.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I don't post anything political or controversial. Fluff and light conversation.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I don't post anything political or controversial. Fluff and light conversation.

huskerbb · Guru

My wife has a friend on facebook that posts opinions that she KNOWS are probably going to, let's say, get a reaction--and then she's all butt-hurt and pouts when someone disagrees with her. It's really annoying.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I don't post anything political or controversial. Fluff and light conversation.

Why do you think i come to message boards!! So i can have real and substantial conversations. Fluff doesnt appeal to me

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I just piss everyone off by playing Farmvillle and clogging up their feeds with my stuff. I've been deleted more than once for that. Oh well. Someone from DH's family told me I needed to get a real job instead of sitting around playing pretend games. She's a biotch anyway.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I just unfollowed someone because all she posts is attending seeking comments and about 5 different selfies a day looking for people to tell her she looks good.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

What's wrong with selfies? You don't have to like every one.

huskerbb · Guru

because on facebook, they can't be nekkid

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
What's wrong with selfies? You don't have to like every one.

The occasional selfie is fine, especially to update your profile picture. Five selfies a day is pretty narcissistic, don't you think?

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Nothing is wrong with the selfie. She usually has the first comment and it's something like "look at my body" times that by 5 or 6 every day plus a dozen vague posts aimed at some dude who is playing her. It just gets old. I want to tell her if he isn't calling or coming by maybe it's time to move on.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

huskerbb wrote:
because on facebook, they can't be nekkid

Ha ha!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Fish lips on a 30 something year old woman just isn't cute.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Southern_Belle wrote:
Fish lips on a 30 something year old woman just isn't cute.

Fish lips isn't cute on anyone.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Fish lips on my dog are cute. We do it all the time! And did you know the newest number one reason for plastic surgery is because of selfies?

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Went to persons page that I've blocked (yeah I have no life). Profile pic, selfie with dude that plays her, and, drum roll please.... fish lips.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I just piss everyone off by playing Farmvillle and clogging up their feeds with my stuff. I've been deleted more than once for that. Oh well. Someone from DH's family told me I needed to get a real job instead of sitting around playing pretend games. She's a biotch anyway.

I turned off the game feeds on my page so I mine doesn't get clogged up.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Not even for you, VoR.

Facebook is the Devil.

flan

FNW · Guru

voiceofreason wrote:
I love facebook. But, I've been unfriended and I've unfriended for political reasons so now I just don't post during elections and I hide my lunatic friends. I unfriended someone about 4 months ago because she was so damn jaw droppingly dumb and mean. I didn't care at all that she knew I unfriended her because I unfriended her in real life too.

Fb kinda saved me durin my self imposed exile from here cuz my friends stil talked to me. Except flan wwho fot some inexplicable reason won't get on facebook.

Same here.

Lindley · Guru

I do not post anything about my personal life or opinions. If I had it to do over again I will just keep my facebook down to just family.

Ohfour · Hooker

I've never unfriended someone because of their political beliefs. I enjoy making fun of people and pointing out facts when they spew the liberal nonsense. It's become quite the hobby. biggrin

Now, I have been unfriended, but that's because I tend to make them look stupid and they can't have that!

TrudyML · Guru

Never joined. Don't care too.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

It isn't worth posting anything controversial. People are offended over practically everything nowadays. You can't even say God Bless You if someone sneezes or there will be one person who takes offense. So, I consider Facebook to be pretty much a public billboard. I post pics of my kids or talk about fluff stuff like what I made for dinner, etc. Not much more than that. If I want to talk more in depth, then I do so through private messaging.

But, it does have its uses. It's great for keeping on up on the lives of people I otherwise don't get to see like my niece who just moved to Japan and other relatives.

TrudyML · Guru

My older nieces started stalking some of my younger (teen) nieces. Let me tell you that did not end well.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

TrudyML wrote:
Never joined. Don't care too.

I LURVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

flan

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

I set up an account under my posting name when the MSN board went down. I want to keep in touch with all the people I posted with back then. I rarely log on. There was a girl from a different board that friended me. We were friends on the board so sure. Oh my, she was one of those 5 selfie a day people. Then she would doctor the selfie adding color a la Andy Warhol. Ugh. I felt guilty if I unfriended her. Then she quit the board & unfriended me.

Ohfour · Hooker

You can opt to "unfollow" people. That way you don't get their posts, but you are still "friends"...

TrudyML · Guru

flan327 wrote:
TrudyML wrote:
Never joined. Don't care too.
I LURVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
flan

Don't kiss me with that snout!

FNW · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
I set up an account under my posting name when the MSN board went down. I want to keep in touch with all the people I posted with back then. I rarely log on. There was a girl from a different board that friended me. We were friends on the board so sure. Oh my, she was one of those 5 selfie a day people. Then she would doctor the selfie adding color a la Andy Warhol. Ugh. I felt guilty if I unfriended her. Then she quit the board & unfriended me.

I have a couple IRL friends that post 6-10 pet pictures per day. I unfollow them.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Until now I didn't know there was such a thing as unfollow.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

I think it's funny that people are friends IRL with others who have such "radical" views...they just don't want to read about those views on FB! Hysterical! So it's ok to be friends with an axe murder as long as he doesn't post on FB about all the blood and gore? It's a head scratcher for me. I am not friends in real life with people whose views are drastically different than mine. I just don't have much in common with people who see things so differently. The people I am friends with IRL who may have one or two differences of opinion with, I can just ignore if/when they post about those topics.

I just don't get it.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Mellow Momma wrote:
I think it's funny that people are friends IRL with others who have such "radical" views...they just don't want to read about those views on FB! Hysterical! So it's ok to be friends with an axe murder as long as he doesn't post on FB about all the blood and gore? It's a head scratcher for me. I am not friends in real life with people whose views are drastically different than mine. I just don't have much in common with people who see things so differently. The people I am friends with IRL who may have one or two differences of opinion with, I can just ignore if/when they post about those topics.

I just don't get it.

So, which radical views are you comparing to an axe murderer? LOL!

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Hahaha! Not the views per se, just the willingness to accept the person's insanity in real life, but not online. A little backwards to me!

huskerbb · Guru

Mellow Momma wrote:
I think it's funny that people are friends IRL with others who have such "radical" views...they just don't want to read about those views on FB! Hysterical! So it's ok to be friends with an axe murder as long as he doesn't post on FB about all the blood and gore? It's a head scratcher for me. I am not friends in real life with people whose views are drastically different than mine. I just don't have much in common with people who see things so differently. The people I am friends with IRL who may have one or two differences of opinion with, I can just ignore if/when they post about those topics.

I just don't get it.

So, you can only be friends with those who who agree with?

How boring. I've found that I can maintain friendships with people who often have diametrically opposite views from mine. I try to keep and open mind and listen to the opinions of others and can respect them as long as they respect mine.

I don't get limiting your life experiences in that way.

Maybe I'm just a people person.

What fun would life be if everyone agreed all the time?

-- Edited by huskerbb on Tuesday 9th of December 2014 08:32:34 PM

Tinydancer · Guru

huskerbb wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
I think it's funny that people are friends IRL with others who have such "radical" views...they just don't want to read about those views on FB! Hysterical! So it's ok to be friends with an axe murder as long as he doesn't post on FB about all the blood and gore? It's a head scratcher for me. I am not friends in real life with people whose views are drastically different than mine. I just don't have much in common with people who see things so differently. The people I am friends with IRL who may have one or two differences of opinion with, I can just ignore if/when they post about those topics.

I just don't get it.
So, you can only be friends with those who who agree with?

How boring. I've found that I can maintain friendships with people who often have diametrically opposite views from mine. I try to keep and open mind and listen to the opinions of others and can respect them as long as they respect mine.

I don't get limiting your life experiences in that way.

Maybe I'm just a people person.

What fun would life be if everyone agreed all the time?

-- Edited by huskerbb on Tuesday 9th of December 2014 08:32:34 PM

I think this is the best post you've ever posted. I'd give you a high five if I could...lol ^5